Kaftin Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Kaftin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
Kaftin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaftin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaftin (Russian: Кафтин) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaftin? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Kaftin is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kaftin reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Kaftin is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 57 percent live, Zamfara, where 29 percent live and Bauchi, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaftina | 92 | 16 | / |
| Kafftin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Koftin | 83 | 35 | / |
| Keftin | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kaften | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kawtin | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kabtin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qaftin | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koftina | 77 | 40 | / |
| Kaewtin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaftyna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khavtin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kabtn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaewtien | 71 | 9 | / |
| Koftting | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coftin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koftyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kovtin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cabtin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keften | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koften | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keawthien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheawtuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koftinova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kobtin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewtin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cawtin | 67 | 0 | / |
Kaftin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaftin in the Russian language | ||
| Кафтин | kaftin | - |
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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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