Kafuri Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kafuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kafuri (46) may also be a first name.

Kafuri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafuri (Hindi: कफूरी) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafuri? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. Kafuri is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Kafuri live; 54 percent live in South America and 46 percent live in Luso-South America. Kafuri is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name globally, held by 46 people.

The last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 4,116,814. In Brazil Kafuri is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 37 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 27 percent are found and Espírito Santo, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 19 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

Kafuri Last Name Statistics demography

Kafuri earn significantly more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 31.26% more than the national average, earning $29,799,400 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafouri92204/
Kapfuri921/
Kafouris8694/
Khafouri862/
Kayfouri862/
Kadfouri861/
Kafuirii861/
Kafura83716/
Kafiri83163/
Kafure83100/
Kafury8369/
Qafuri8324/
Cafuri8313/
Kafori838/
Kefuri834/
Kofuri832/
Kafourieh801/
Cafueri77274/
Kafoury77258/
Kapfura77129/
Kafoure7768/
Kafieri7765/
Kaffure7739/
Kafuure7711/
Kaifiri777/
Kaffury774/
Caffuri773/
Khafure771/
Qaufuri771/
Cafuris771/
Kaffura771/
Kafaura771/
Kefouri771/
Cafurie770/
Khafoori7114/
Khafoury716/
Kaphouri715/
Khafoure711/
Kafuraha711/
Kafouroy711/
Kaffoury711/
Cafure67306/
Kafory67122/
Kafire6753/
Kafora6733/
Kafore6724/
Kofiri6720/
Kofura6714/
Qafiri676/
Kaphouris673/
Kofure672/
Kofori672/
Cafura671/
Kefiri671/
Kafoureas671/

Kafuri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafuri in the Hindi language
कफूरीkaphuri87.5
कफुरीkaphuri12.5

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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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  • 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 Kafuri
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