Kafur Surname
Approximately 358 people bear this surname
Kafur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 168 | 1:787,198 | 59,965 |
| Papua New Guinea | 96 | 1:84,935 | 11,249 |
| Turkey | 25 | 1:3,112,857 | 87,657 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Northern Cyprus | 12 | 1:26,584 | 5,945 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafure | 91 | 100 | / |
| Kafour | 91 | 64 | / |
| Khafur | 91 | 57 | / |
| Kaffur | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaifur | 91 | 0 | / |
| Khafour | 83 | 497 | / |
| Kaafour | 83 | 73 | / |
| Kafoure | 83 | 68 | / |
| Kaffure | 83 | 39 | / |
| Kasfour | 83 | 26 | / |
| Kafuure | 83 | 11 | / |
| Khafure | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keafour | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kofur | 80 | 378 | / |
| Kafor | 80 | 224 | / |
| Qafur | 80 | 100 | / |
| Cafur | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kafurova | 77 | 53 | / |
| Kafurová | 77 | 9 | / |
| Khafoure | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cafure | 73 | 306 | / |
| Cafuir | 73 | 205 | / |
| Kafoor | 73 | 138 | / |
| Kaafor | 73 | 58 | / |
| Khofur | 73 | 33 | / |
| Khafor | 73 | 14 | / |
| Cafour | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kofure | 73 | 2 | / |
| Qafour | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaifor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qkafor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keefur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaphur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaffor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keafor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keifur | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khafurova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kauffeurt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khafoor | 67 | 101 | / |
| Kaffoor | 67 | 63 | / |
| Caufour | 67 | 34 | / |
| Koffour | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caffure | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caffour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaifoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaffor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cawfurt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keuffur | 67 | 0 | / |
Kafur Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafur in the Hindi language | ||
| कफूर | kaphura | 55.56 |
| कफुर | kaphura | 22.22 |
| काफुर | kaphura | 11.11 |
| काफूर | kaphura | 11.11 |
| Kafur in the Marathi language | ||
| काफुर | kaphura | 36.36 |
| कफुर | kaphura | 36.36 |
| कफूर | kaphura | 9.09 |
| अकफूर | akaphura | 9.09 |
| अकफुर | akaphura | 9.09 |
| Kafur in the Russian language | ||
| Кафур | kafur | - |
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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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- 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 Kafur
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