Kafov Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kafov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kafov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kafov Last Name Facts

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

Kafov (Russian: Кафов) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kafov is the 4,206,983rd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kafov reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 86 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Kafov is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 348,945. In Bulgaria Kafov is most frequent in: Stara Zagora Province, where 25 percent reside, Smolyan Province, where 15 percent reside and Targovishte Province, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Bulgaria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 5 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaufov91200/
Kafoev9132/
Kafova9119/
Kaufova83141/
Kofov8069/
Kafev803/
Kefov802/
Kafow801/
Kafafova772/
Kafeev73159/
Kofova7373/
Kafowa7327/
Kafaev734/
Kaufof733/
Kawfow731/
Kofovd731/
Khafaev6725/
Kaifouf674/
Kaffouf673/
Kopfova671/
Khafouf671/
Kheyfov671/
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Kafov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafov in the Russian language
Кафовkafov-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kafov
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