Kaftara Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Kaftara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 150 | 1:138,460 | 15,452 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
Kaftara (491) may also be a first name.
Kaftara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaftara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaftara is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaftara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,263,456th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Kaftara is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaftara are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 383,498th most common forename on earth It is held by 491 people.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 138,460. In Cameroon Kaftara is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 95 percent reside, North Region, where 5 percent reside and Centre Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawtara | 86 | 136 | / |
| Kaftari | 86 | 25 | / |
| Kaftaro | 86 | 6 | / |
| Koftara | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kavtara | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kawtari | 71 | 309 | / |
| Keftaro | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kaftori | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaftory | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kawtare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khabtari | 67 | 17 | / |
| Keftarou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewtaro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawthari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caftori | 57 | 8 | / |
| Caftory | 57 | 1 | / |
| Cawthera | 53 | 39 | / |
| Kabtouri | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kowthari | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kovtaare | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kouftero | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kawtoris | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cawtheray | 50 | 63 | / |
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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 Kaftara
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis