Kafiyam Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Kafiyam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kafiyam (29) may also be a first name.
Kafiyam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafiyam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafiyam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafiyam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kafiyam reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name globally, borne by 29 people.
Kafiyam is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 83 percent live, Bauchi, where 6 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 6 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Kafiyam occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kafiyam
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