Kafta Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kafta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kafta (24) may also be a first name.

Kafta Last Name Facts

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

Kafta occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kafta is the 3,373,373rd most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Kafta is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kafta reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 24 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Not including Ethiopia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 12 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafta913/
Khaftha8311/
Kaftash838/
Kofta801,211/
Kefta8082/
Kavta8067/
Kawta8026/
Kafte808/
Cafta804/
Kafti803/
Kafty802/
Kafto801/
Qafta800/
Kaewta731,043/
Caftea7394/
Keawta7375/
Kaffty7315/
Kavtha7310/
Koufta734/
Kafter733/
Kavtea732/
Caftas732/
Kavfti731/
Kawtea731/
Khawta731/
Khafto731/
Khafti731/
Koftaa731/
Kawtai731/
Kauwta731/
Koftad731/
Kawtah731/
Kaewtha6776/
Kouftas6718/
Kaewtai6714/
Keawtha6712/
Kaifeto677/
Khavtay673/
Kaewtea673/
Keawtat672/
Kaftous672/
Kheawta672/
Keawtea672/
Keawtap672/
Qaftaat671/
Keawtai671/
Khavtas671/
Kaivtha671/
Kaibtta671/

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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 Kafta
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