Kafthan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kafthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kafthan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafthan occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafthan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kafthan live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 50 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 50 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaftan925,710/
Kaftain862/
Katftan861/
Khabthan802/
Kafton77313/
Koftan7763/
Caftan7745/
Keftan7720/
Qaftan7710/
Kawtan772/
Kaftanova75431/
Kaftanová75161/
Kaewthaun753/
Kaewthain751/
Khavthang751/
Cawthan71105/
Kaewtan7131/
Keawtan7114/
Keeftan7110/
Kawthon714/
Kheftan712/
Kawtham711/
Kewthan711/
Kawthong6750/
Kaewthon677/
Keawthon675/
Keawtham675/
Kheawtan674/
Keawtean672/
Khaftoon671/
Kavthong671/
Keawtang671/
Keawtain671/
Cabtahan671/
Kouftain671/

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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
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  • 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 Kafthan
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