Kafur Surname

788,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kafur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1681:787,19859,965
Papua New Guinea961:84,93511,249
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
India251:30,682,615377,978
Northern Cyprus121:26,5845,945
England91:6,190,895170,599
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kafur (645) may also be a first name.

Kafur Last Name Facts

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

Kafur (Hindi: कफूर, Marathi: काफुर, Russian: Кафур) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafur? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 788,513th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 20,356,274 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Kafur reside; 47 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 47 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kafur is also the 327,343rd most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 645 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 787,198. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Java, where 83 percent live, West Sumatra, where 15 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 2 percent live. Outside of Indonesia it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafure91100/
Kafour9164/
Khafur9157/
Kaffur911/
Kaifur910/
Khafour83497/
Kaafour8373/
Kafoure8368/
Kaffure8339/
Kasfour8326/
Kafuure8311/
Khafure831/
Keafour830/
Kofur80378/
Kafor80224/
Qafur80100/
Cafur803/
Kafurova7753/
Kafurová779/
Khafoure771/
Cafure73306/
Cafuir73205/
Kafoor73138/
Kaafor7358/
Khofur7333/
Khafor7314/
Cafour734/
Kofure732/
Qafour732/
Kaifor731/
Qkafor731/
Keefur731/
Kaphur731/
Kaffor731/
Keafor731/
Keifur730/
Khafurova712/
Kauffeurt711/
Khafoor67101/
Kaffoor6763/
Caufour6734/
Koffour672/
Caffure672/
Caffour671/
Kaifoor671/
Khaffor671/
Cawfurt670/
Keuffur670/

Kafur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafur in the Hindi language
कफूरkaphura55.56
कफुरkaphura22.22
काफुरkaphura11.11
काफूरkaphura11.11
Kafur in the Marathi language
काफुरkaphura36.36
कफुरkaphura36.36
कफूरkaphura9.09
अकफूरakaphura9.09
अकफुरakaphura9.09
Kafur in the Russian language
Кафурkafur-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafur
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