Kafteranis Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kafteranis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kafteranis Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1121:98,92716,639
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kafteranis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafteranis is found most in Greece. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafteranis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Kafteranis is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kafteranis reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 98,927. In Greece it is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 76 percent live, Western Macedonia, where 23 percent live and Thessaly, where 1 percent live. Barring Greece this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafterani9536/
Kaftiranis9049/
Kaftirani84197/
Kufterins742/
Kaftrinos741/
Khavhotaryans611/
Kavadrons531/
Cavatrunci5048/

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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 Kafteranis
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