Kaftin Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kaftin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaftin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Russia141:10,294,504334,277

Kaftin Last Name Facts

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

Kaftin (Russian: Кафтин) occurs most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaftin? popularity and diffusion

Kaftin is the 3,017,195th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kaftin reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria Kaftin is most common in: Gombe, where 57 percent reside, Zamfara, where 29 percent reside and Bauchi, where 4 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaftina9216/
Kafftin921/
Koftin8335/
Keftin8318/
Kaften8317/
Kawtin833/
Kabtin831/
Qaftin831/
Koftina7740/
Kaewtin772/
Kaftyna771/
Khavtin771/
Kabtn731/
Kaewtien719/
Koftting711/
Coftin676/
Koftyn674/
Kovtin674/
Cabtin672/
Keften672/
Koften672/
Keawthien671/
Kheawtuin671/
Koftinova671/
Kawten671/
Kobtin671/
Kewtin671/
Cawtin670/

Kaftin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaftin in the Russian language
Кафтинkaftin-

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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 Kaftin
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