Kafoun Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq
Kafoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kafoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kafoun is most common in Iraq. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kafoun.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafoun? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kafoun reside; 80 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Levant.
The surname Kafoun is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 8,755,414. Barring Iraq Kafoun occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
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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 Kafoun
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