Kaftari Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kaftari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaftari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Israel91:950,84857,975
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Kaftari (54) may also be a first name.

Kaftari Last Name Facts

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

Kaftari (Hindi: कफतरी) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaftari? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaftari is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Kaftari are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 54 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 100 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 36 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafteri86440/
Kawtari86309/
Kaftara86182/
Kaftori865/
Khabtari8017/
Kawthari801/
Khafteri801/
Kawtara71136/
Kofteri7169/
Caftori718/
Kaftory714/
Kavtara714/
Koftara714/
Kawtare711/
Kaftery711/
Kabtouri672/
Kowthari671/
Kawtoris671/
Keftere572/
Kavtere571/
Caftory571/
Kovtaare531/
Kowtoori531/

Kaftari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaftari in the Hindi language
कफतरीkaphatari-

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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 Kaftari
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