Kafsi Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Kafsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria991:390,21833,795
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kafsi (10) may also be a first name.

Kafsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafsi is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kafsi are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Kafsi is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 390,218. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Skikda Province, where 95 percent are found, Jijel Province, where 4 percent are found and Aïn Defla Province, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Algeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 9 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafssi91175/
Kafshi9124/
Kafsid911/
Kafsiz911/
Kafsai911/
Kafzi80273/
Kefsi80215/
Kawsi80118/
Kafci8077/
Kavsi8012/
Kofsi802/
Kafji802/
Qafsi801/
Kafsa801/
Kafse800/
Kafshchi774/
Khafji73279/
Kaewsi7318/
Kavshi7312/
Kabssi739/
Kawsai738/
Keawsi736/
Khafsa735/
Khavsi735/
Khafsy733/
Khafzi732/
Kawsji732/
Kavsji731/
Kawsit731/
Khawsi731/
Kafsha731/
Kabsoi731/
Kgawsi731/
Kawshi731/
Kawsih731/
Qafshi731/
Kawsid731/
Kaewsai672,041/
Kayfeci67207/
Keawsai67153/
Khavshi6794/
Khawshi6746/
Keawsoi6733/
Khafsha6714/
Khafzie6712/
Kaewsoi679/
Kafsheh678/
Kaiwsai676/
Kaewsui674/
Kafsher674/
Keawsit672/
Kaevsai671/
Khawsoi671/
Kahvshi671/
Kabshai671/
Kahafji671/
Keffssi671/
Kaewsei671/
Keafsey670/

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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 Kafsi
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