Kafir Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Kafir Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'infidel' in Arabic.
Kafir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Kafir (150) may also be a first name.
Kafir Surname Meaning
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
Kafir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafir in the Oriya language | ||
| କଫିର | kaphira | - |
| Kafir in the Marathi language | ||
| काफीर | kaphira | - |
| Kafir in the Hindi language | ||
| कफीर | kaphira | 70.37 |
| काफिर | kaphira | 25.93 |
| काफीर | kaphira | 3.7 |
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Footnotes
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