Kafiz Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kafiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria5021:76,95512,233
France211:3,162,987209,042
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kafiz (10) may also be a first name.

Kafiz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafiz has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kafiz.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafiz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 575,362nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. The last name Kafiz occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kafiz live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Mahgreb. Kafiz is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

It is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 76,955. In Algeria Kafiz is most prevalent in: Béjaïa Province, where 75 percent live and Boumerdès Province, where 25 percent live. Not including Algeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafitz91445/
Khafiz91177/
Kafidz9129/
Khafidz83796/
Kaffitz8344/
Khafizh839/
Kayfitz832/
Khafioz831/
Kaufitz830/
Kafis8057/
Kefiz804/
Kafez804/
Kafizova77307/
Kaffeitz771/
Kajfez7370/
Kafetz7341/
Khafis7341/
Kafids7323/
Kayfez7322/
Kajfis7320/
Khafez7316/
Kaifis7315/
Khafyz7312/
Cafitz7310/
Kafeci739/
Kafeez738/
Kafise735/
Khofiz734/
Kafish734/
Cafaiz733/
Kaffis733/
Quafiz732/
Kaific731/
Kafici731/
Kafais731/
Kaafis731/
Kafice731/
Kafits730/
Khafizova7120,772/
Kayfeci67207/
Kafesci67163/
Kayfish67104/
Kotfisz6758/
Kayfetz6752/
Khafish6730/
Khafeez6723/
Khofidz6717/
Kaufeis6714/
Khafids6714/
Keyfitz6712/
Kaifetz679/
Keifitz676/
Khaffizova671/
Kafethz671/
Kafishe671/
Kaifise671/
Kaufits670/

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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 Kafiz
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