Kafiyan Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Kafiyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Kafiyan (131) may also be a first name.
Kafiyan Demographics
Kafiyan Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Kafiyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafiyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafiyan (Hindi: काफियां, Marathi: काफीयाँ, Russian: Кафиян) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafiyan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Kafiyan are found; 43 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 811,108th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 131 people.
This last name is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan Kafiyan is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 91 percent are found and Punjab, where 9 percent are found. Beside Pakistan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent are found and Armenia, where 17 percent are found.
Kafiyan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kafiyan surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashfiyan | 88 | 14 | / |
| Khatfiyan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kafeian | 86 | 63 | / |
| Kafeyan | 86 | 54 | / |
| Kofiyan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kafoyan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khafeian | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kaffeian | 80 | 8 | / |
| Khafayan | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kofiyane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khefiyan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kayfoian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafain | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kafein | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kefoyan | 71 | 69 | / |
| Cafayan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kefiyen | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kefeyan | 71 | 9 | / |
| Cafiyon | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kafeing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kafujan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kofeyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaffain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafaween | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kauffain | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kaufeing | 67 | 0 | / |
Kafiyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafiyan in the Marathi language | ||
| काफीयाँ | kaphiyam | - |
| Kafiyan in the Hindi language | ||
| काफियां | kaphiyam | 84.62 |
| काफीयां | kaphiyam | 15.38 |
| Kafiyan in the Russian language | ||
| Кафиян | kafian | - |
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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 Kafiyan
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