Kaft Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Moldova

Kaft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kaft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaft (Arabic: كفة, Russian: Кафт) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kaft.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaft is the 4,532,898th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kaft are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kaft is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Kaft is mostly found in: Indiana, where 22 percent live, Virginia, where 22 percent live and Connecticut, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States Kaft occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 21 percent live and Afghanistan, where 11 percent live.

Kaft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kaft has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kaft Last Name Statistics demography

Kaft earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafte898/
Keaft892/
Khaft891/
Kafft890/
Kauft890/
Kaaftt801/
Kaefft800/
Keft75152/
Koft7585/
Kavt7544/
Kawt7520/
Caft759/
Qaft752/
Köfte67205/
Kavte67204/
Keift6725/
Kawte6718/
Kaivt677/
Kosft676/
Kaewt676/
Kawts674/
Kofte672/
Quaft672/
Keawt672/
Kavth672/
Keavt671/
Kavts671/
Kheft671/
Kawth671/
Kefth671/
Koeft671/
Kabth671/
Cafts671/
Kopft671/
Kaiwt671/
Caaft670/
Kofts670/

Kaft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaft in the Russian language
Кафтkaft-
Kaft in the Arabic language
كفةkft-

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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 Kaft
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