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 found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kaftara.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaftara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,263,456th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kaftara live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Chadic Africa. Kaftara is also the 383,498th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 491 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 138,460. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 95 percent live, North Region, where 5 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live.
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
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