Kaftel Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kaftel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaftel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1811:114,74613,259
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
France121:5,535,227269,324
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kaftel (185) may also be a first name.

Kaftel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaftel (Russian: Кафтель) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaftel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,058,336th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname Kaftel is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kaftel live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Kaftel is also the 669,105th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 185 people.

It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 114,746. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 80 percent reside and North Region, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Kaftel occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Kaftel Last Name Statistics demography

Kaftel earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 2219.19% more than the national average, earning R 5,511,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keftel8365/
Caftel836/
Koftel831/
Kaufthell801/
Cafteel772/
Caftell771/
Caftil672/
Kovtel671/
Koiftil6211/
Cawthel621/
Queftel621/

Kaftel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaftel in the Russian language
Кафтельkaftel-

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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 Kaftel
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