Kafke Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Poland

Kafke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
England161:3,482,379114,324
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Käfke (19) are calculated separately.

Kafke (12) may also be a first name.

Kafke Last Name Facts

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

Kafke (Russian: Кафке) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms: Käfke. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,967,751st most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. Kafke is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Kafke live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kafke is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 2,175,823. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 43 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 30 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live. Aside from Germany Kafke exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 36 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käfke9319/
Kaffke91144/
Kaufke9139/
Kafkes9121/
Kafker9121/
Kafkie911/
Kafk897/
Kafka808,052/
Kabke80204/
Kofke80171/
Kafki80112/
Kavke802/
Kawke801/
Kafce800/
Cafke800/
Kaffka731,249/
Koffke73232/
Kaufka73139/
Kafkis73108/
Kofkee7310/
Kaewke738/
Kafcka738/
Kaubke738/
Kafkay738/
Kofkeh738/
Kawket737/
Kawkes735/
Khavke734/
Kaufki734/
Kefkee731/
Caefke731/
Kasfks731/
Caffke731/
Khawke731/
Kawker731/
Kefkei731/
Kaffky730/
Koefke730/
Kafková671,932/
Kafkova6741/
Koffkey6711/
Kawk678/
Kabk677/
Kaewkee676/
Kaewkea672/
Kasfkis671/
Kafcheh671/
Khawkee671/
Khawker671/
Kofk671/
Khawket671/

Kafke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafke in the Russian language
Кафкеkafke-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafke
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