Kafkin Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Kafkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Israel51:1,711,52784,568

Kafkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafkin (Russian: Кафкин) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kafkin is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Kafkin are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Kafkin is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is most frequent in: Saint Petersburg, where 50 percent are found, Pskov Oblast, where 33 percent are found and Moscow, where 17 percent are found. Other than Russia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 45 percent are found.

Kafkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kafkin last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaffkin924/
Kafkina922/
Kofkin8390/
Kavkin8368/
Kawkin833/
Kabkin831/
Kefkin831/
Khavkin77481/
Kavkina7727/
Koffkin778/
Kofkina774/
Kaewkin772/
Keawkin771/
Khabkin771/
Keffkin770/
Khavkina71249/
Keawking7110/
Khawking711/
Kovkin67129/
Kefken6739/
Kavkyn6710/
Cavkin675/
Kobkin672/
Khavkkina671/
Kavcin671/
Kevkin671/
Cawkin670/

Kafkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafkin in the Russian language
Кафкинkafkin-

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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 Kafkin
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