Kafiani Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Kafiani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafiani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Kafiani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kafiani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kafiani is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafiani? popularity and diffusion

Kafiani is the 1,398,030th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Kafiani occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Kafiani reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 87 percent reside in Mahgreb.

Kafiani is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Apart from Morocco this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Iran, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahfiani932/
Kofiani8619/
Kefiani8610/
Kafiana862/
Khafiane80206/
Khefiani80129/
Khafiana8020/
Kofijani801/
Kofianis801/
Kofiana7122/
Kafyana712/
Koufogiani711/
Kafiona711/
Cafioni711/
Koufogianni67312/
Khofiana6723/
Khafyane672/
Koufoyianni671/
Khefiane671/
Koufoyiannis631/
Qaphieane5014/
Quofhiana501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafiani
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