Kafir Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Kafir Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'infidel' in Arabic.

Kafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India331:23,244,406321,547
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kafir (150) may also be a first name.

Kafir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'infidel' in Arabic.

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Kafir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafir (Hindi: कफीर, Marathi: काफीर, Oriya: କଫିର) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kafir is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kafir reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 752,187th most common first name worldwide, borne by 150 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 23,244,406. In India Kafir is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 39 percent live, Bihar, where 33 percent live and Jharkhand, where 9 percent live. Apart from India it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 31 percent live and The Philippines, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kaffir9133/
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Kadfir911/
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Khafire832/
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Kaufier830/
Kafer803,116/
Cafir8050/
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Kefir8018/
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Kafirova771/
Kapfer734,348/
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Kaufer731,902/
Kaffer731,737/
Kafere731,629/
Kaifer73345/
Cafuir73205/
Keafer73171/
Cafier7361/
Khofir7345/
Kafert7333/
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Kayfer7310/
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Kaphir738/
Khefir737/
Qadfir735/
Kahfer735/
Kafeer735/
Kofair734/
Kopfir732/
Kavfer732/
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Kafger732/
Katfer731/
Kefier731/
Khafre731/
Kofier731/
Keffir731/
Kaferr731/
Kaufre731/
Kefeir731/
Keefir730/
Keifir730/
Kawfer730/
Khafirova711/
Caffier671,245/
Kauffer67524/
Kaufert67195/
Kaeffer67109/
Kaiffer6735/
Kahafer6733/
Kapffer6728/
Kaufher6715/
Keaffer6710/
Kaffehr676/
Khafeer676/
Khafere674/
Khaifer673/
Koffier672/
Kheafer671/
Khaffer671/
Keffier671/
Kasferr671/
Kossfir671/
Khaefer671/
Kaifere671/
Kafeere671/
Kaffeer671/
Kaphire671/
Kaphair671/
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Kaupfer670/
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Kafir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafir in the Oriya language
କଫିରkaphira-
Kafir in the Marathi language
काफीरkaphira-
Kafir in the Hindi language
कफीरkaphira70.37
काफिरkaphira25.93
काफीरkaphira3.7

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