Kafis Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Kafis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kafis (59) may also be a first name.
Kafis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafis (Hindi: कफीस, Marathi: काफीस) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafis? popularity and diffusion
Kafis is the 2,555,468th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Kafis live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 72 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kafis is also the 1,282,666th most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 59 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Excluding The DR Congo Kafis is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live and Algeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khafis | 91 | 41 | / |
| Kajfis | 91 | 20 | / |
| Kaifis | 91 | 15 | / |
| Kafise | 91 | 5 | / |
| Kafish | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kaffis | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kafais | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaafis | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kayfish | 83 | 104 | / |
| Khafish | 83 | 30 | / |
| Kaufeis | 83 | 14 | / |
| Kaifise | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafishe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafes | 80 | 1,186 | / |
| Kafiz | 80 | 547 | / |
| Kefis | 80 | 174 | / |
| Qafis | 80 | 10 | / |
| Cafis | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kofis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafisova | 77 | 75 | / |
| Khayfish | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khafaise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaffes | 73 | 373 | / |
| Koufis | 73 | 178 | / |
| Khafiz | 73 | 177 | / |
| Kayfes | 73 | 132 | / |
| Kotfis | 73 | 110 | / |
| Kajfes | 73 | 52 | / |
| Kaifes | 73 | 50 | / |
| Qafish | 73 | 12 | / |
| Koyfis | 73 | 8 | / |
| Cafios | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gkofis | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kofish | 73 | 5 | / |
| Catfis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koffis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qafais | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khafes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaphis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafees | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafays | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafice | 73 | 1 | / |
| Casfis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koofis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Caffis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keufis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khafisova | 71 | 27 | / |
| Khafaiseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaifesh | 67 | 432 | / |
| Kotfisz | 67 | 58 | / |
| Cafisse | 67 | 36 | / |
| Koufios | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kayfesh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khaphis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaafesh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaafese | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cafisch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koffisp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kathfes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheyfis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafioz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaifes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keefies | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kofeish | 67 | 0 | / |
Kafis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafis in the Marathi language | ||
| काफीस | kaphisa | - |
| Kafis in the Hindi language | ||
| कफीस | kaphisa | 91.67 |
| काफिस | kaphisa | 8.33 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kafis
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