Kaftar Surname
Approximately 774 people bear this surname
Kaftar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 433 | 1:179,726 | 13,555 |
| Afghanistan | 334 | 1:96,267 | 2,534 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kaftar (3,694) may also be a first name.
Kaftar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaftar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaftar is found most in Turkey. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaftar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 441,818th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Kaftar reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kaftar is also the 116,043rd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 3,694 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 433 people, or 1 in 179,726. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Siirt Province, where 32 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 30 percent reside and Kayseri Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Turkey Kaftar exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 43 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawtar | 83 | 4,254 | / |
| Koftar | 83 | 154 | / |
| Kaftor | 83 | 86 | / |
| Kavtar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kaftarova | 80 | 17 | / |
| Kawthar | 77 | 3,467 | / |
| Kawwtar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caftart | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kawtare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaewtar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keawtar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaewthar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khawthar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavtarova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Koftarova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kovtar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kowtar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kobtar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaftorova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kowthar | 62 | 317 | / |
| Kaewtor | 62 | 2 | / |
| Khobtar | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kabtour | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khowtar | 62 | 1 | / |
| Cawthard | 57 | 23 | / |
| Kovtaare | 57 | 1 | / |
| Koftorova | 53 | 5 | / |
| Kovtarova | 53 | 4 | / |
| Koschvtar | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kovtor | 50 | 7 | / |
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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 Kaftar
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