Kafton Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kafton Surname User-submission:

My grandmother told me that before her mother's family came to Wisconsin, they had arrived from Bohemia. At the time it was the Austrian Empire, and they decided to settle out west in the plains of south-eastern Nebraska. According to my grandma, my great-great-great-grandfather, a humble man named Franz Koftan, left his family behind in Europe to avoid a required military draft for the Austrian Army, roughly 25 years, prior to World War I.

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Kafton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Denmark351:161,27813,908
England281:1,989,93178,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kafton Surname Meaning

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My grandmother told me that before her mother's family came to Wisconsin, they had arrived from Bohemia. At the time it was the Austrian Empire, and they decided to settle out west in the plains of south-eastern Nebraska. According to my grandma, my great-great-great-grandfather, a humble man named Franz Koftan, left his family behind in Europe to avoid a required military draft for the Austrian Army, roughly 25 years, prior to World War I. He wanted to start a family in America and live a quiet, simpler life, rather than fight for a nation that he privately opposed. After some time, he met a woman named Josefa Cerny, a fellow Bohemian, and then were married and decided to build a secluded farm in rural Pawnee County, Nebraska. He and Josefa had eight children, the youngest being my great-great-grandfather, Robert Albert Kaftan. After arriving in America, Franz changed his name to Frank, a common Americanized version of the European name. His last name was changed from Koftan to Kaftan for pronunciation purposes as well. My great-great-grandfather Robert moved to Wisconsin to attend the law school of University of Wisconsin at Green Bay. After graduating, he became a prominent lawyer in the greater Green Bay area and met a young teacher named Mary Cach. She, too, was of Bohemian/Slavic decent, and the two were married and had 4 children, the 2nd oldest, Elizabeth Kaftan, was my great-grandmother.

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Kafton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafton occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 866,642nd most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name Kafton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Kafton reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 1,449,836. In The United States Kafton is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, Iowa, where 15 percent are found and Utah, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 11 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Kafton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kafton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 25,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kafton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kafton surname are 24.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.64% being registered with the political party.

Kafton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,826 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaftoon861/
Kaftan835,710/
Kofton8343/
Cafton837/
Kaftun835/
Kawton830/
Kaftonova8026/
Kawtong7757/
Kaewton7756/
Kafthan775/
Kawthon774/
Khaftun773/
Khawton773/
Keawton772/
Kabtoon771/
Koftoun771/
Katftan771/
Keawtong71141/
Khawtong7156/
Kawthong7150/
Kaewtoon7121/
Khabtoon718/
Kaewthon717/
Keawthon715/
Keawtoon712/
Kawthoen711/
Kavthong711/
Khawtoon711/
Keawtonh711/
Keavtong711/
Kaftanova67431/
Keawthong67380/
Koftun67323/
Kaftanová67161/
Khawthong67146/
Cawton6776/
Koftan6763/
Caftan6745/
Kavtun6724/
Keftan6720/
Kaftunova6716/
Kowton6714/
Cofton6713/
Kovton6711/
Qaftan6710/
Kaiwthong674/
Kawtan672/
Kewton671/
Kavtonova671/
Keawthonh671/
Khawthont671/
Kheawtong671/
Kheawthon671/
Kaewthonh671/

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