Kafoor Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kafoor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafoor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India501:15,341,308250,737
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
England171:3,277,533109,658
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Kafoor (128) may also be a first name.

Kafoor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafoor occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafoor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kafoor is the 1,511,557th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Kafoor reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 821,896th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 128 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 15,341,308. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 58 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 20 percent are found and Pondicherry, where 10 percent are found. Aside from India this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 22 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafoor92101/
Kaffoor9263/
Kaifoor921/
Kafor91224/
Kashfoor861/
Kafour8364/
Kaafor8358/
Qafoor8345/
Cafoor8326/
Kafore8324/
Khafor8314/
Kasfor831/
Kaffor831/
Qkafor831/
Keafor831/
Kaifor831/
Caffoor771,414/
Khafour77497/
Kaafour7773/
Kafoure7768/
Kasfour7726/
Kofootr772/
Keaford772/
Qhafoor771/
Kaitfor771/
Quafoor771/
Khaffor771/
Qaffoor771/
Kaphoor771/
Cafoorr771/
Keafour770/
Kaiford770/
Kafar73660/
Kafur73358/
Kefor7346/
Kofor7315/
Qafor7312/
Cafor733/
Kaufford714/
Kaforova711/
Khaphoor711/
Khafoure711/
Kausford710/
Keasford710/
Kafare67755/
Kafaar67494/
Koford67361/
Katfar67350/
Qafore67195/
Kaffar67186/
Khafar67139/
Kafure67100/
Khafur6757/
Kofort6756/
Kahfar6743/
Kaafar6738/
Kaifar6734/
Casfor6710/
Kohfor678/
Khofor677/
Ceafor675/
Cafour674/
Keufor674/
Kofore673/
Qafour672/
Kawfar672/
Kaufar672/
Cafort672/
Caford672/
Kafart671/
Qhafor671/
Kewfor671/
Qatfor671/
Keffor671/
Kophor671/
Caifor671/
Kuifor671/
Kafarh671/
Kaffur671/
Kapfar671/
Kajfar671/
Caffor671/
Kaifur670/
Keefor670/
Keifor670/
Caufor670/

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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 Kafoor
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