Kafitz Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kafitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3461:232,67525,787
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kafitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafitz is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 671,677th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 16,376,508 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Kafitz are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kafitz is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 232,675. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 79 percent are found, Saxony, where 9 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Paraguay, where 4 percent are found.

Kafitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kafitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kafitz surname expanded 878 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kafitz Last Name Statistics demography

Kafitz earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning $42,948 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaffitz9244/
Kayfitz922/
Kaufitz920/
Kafiz91547/
Kaffeitz861/
Khafiz83177/
Kafetz8341/
Kafidz8329/
Cafitz8310/
Kafits830/
Khafidz77796/
Kayfetz7752/
Keyfitz7712/
Khafizh779/
Kaifetz779/
Keifitz776/
Kafethz771/
Kaufits770/
Kafez734/
Kefiz734/
Khayfits717/
Kafids6723/
Kayfez6722/
Khafez6716/
Kaufitsch6713/
Khafyz6712/
Kafeci679/
Kafeez678/
Khofiz674/
Cafaiz673/
Cafetz672/
Quafiz672/
Kefetz671/
Kafici671/
Kaific671/

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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 Kafitz
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