Kafira Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Greece

Kafira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Greece171:651,75273,285
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kafira (64) may also be a first name.

Kafira Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafira (Hindi: काफिरा) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,518,885th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Kafira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kafira reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 64 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Besides The DR Congo Kafira exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 12 percent live and Tanzania, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafiras9257/
Kafaira921/
Khafira921/
Kafera831,742/
Kafura83716/
Kafiri83163/
Kofira8370/
Kafire8353/
Kafyra8322/
Kefira831/
Katfitrah805/
Kashfirad802/
Kaphira77209/
Kafiris77176/
Kapfura77129/
Kafieri7765/
Kafyras7752/
Kafitri7716/
Kafirzi7714/
Kafurau7711/
Kaifiri777/
Kafiroh776/
Kaferah774/
Kafeera773/
Kasfera773/
Khafire772/
Kaffura771/
Koffira771/
Kafirou771/
Kadfiri771/
Khafairy712/
Kafierou711/
Kafuirii711/
Kafuraha711/
Kafeiris711/
Kafero672,011/
Kafere671,629/
Kafuro67389/
Kaferi67121/
Kefura6731/
Kofiri6720/
Kofura6714/
Kofera6712/
Cafera6712/
Kafery678/
Kofiro678/
Qafiri676/
Kafyri674/
Cafiro672/
Kofiry672/
Kafyry672/
Cafura671/
Kefiro671/
Kefera671/

Kafira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafira in the Hindi language
काफिराkaphira73.33
कफीराkaphira26.67

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Kafira
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