Kafy Surname
Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname
Kafy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Lebanon | 73 | 1:77,220 | 5,261 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Syria | 20 | 1:965,051 | 6,626 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Kafy (7,829) may also be a first name.
Kafy Demographics
Kafy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Kafy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kafy (Arabic: كفي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻓﻲ) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kafy is the 290,184th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,520,868 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kafy are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 75 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 72,138th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 7,829 people.
This surname is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 991 people, or 1 in 160,804. Without taking into account Bangladesh Kafy occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 9 percent reside and Lebanon, where 6 percent reside.
Kafy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Alawite (67%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khafy | 89 | 3,765 | / |
| Kaffy | 89 | 57 | / |
| Kafey | 89 | 57 | / |
| Kafay | 89 | 54 | / |
| Kafiy | 89 | 47 | / |
| Kaify | 89 | 45 | / |
| Kahfy | 89 | 43 | / |
| Kasfy | 89 | 40 | / |
| Kafoy | 89 | 27 | / |
| Katfy | 89 | 4 | / |
| Gkafy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Keafy | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kafaya | 80 | 311 | / |
| Kaffey | 80 | 67 | / |
| Kassfy | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kauffy | 80 | 22 | / |
| Khaffy | 80 | 21 | / |
| Khafyz | 80 | 12 | / |
| Khafiy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khaify | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kahfay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaefoy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kayfay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keafay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khafay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafays | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafoey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khafyd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keafoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafi | 75 | 73,237 | / |
| Kafa | 75 | 6,097 | / |
| Kafe | 75 | 3,092 | / |
| Kofy | 75 | 158 | / |
| Kefy | 75 | 23 | / |
| Kafé | 75 | 5 | / |
| Cafy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kafè | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qafy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kaewfay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kaewfoy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khafaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapfaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khashfy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauffey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kahfi | 67 | 5,122 | / |
| Khafi | 67 | 4,389 | / |
| Kafui | 67 | 4,247 | / |
| Kaffi | 67 | 3,454 | / |
| Kefey | 67 | 1,935 | / |
| Kaifa | 67 | 1,574 | / |
| Kaifi | 67 | 1,525 | / |
| Kefay | 67 | 1,453 | / |
| Kaffa | 67 | 1,092 | / |
| Kafai | 67 | 1,033 | / |
| Kaafi | 67 | 924 | / |
| Kaufa | 67 | 870 | / |
| Koffy | 67 | 853 | / |
| Kafoa | 67 | 766 | / |
| Kaffe | 67 | 551 | / |
| Kafih | 67 | 525 | / |
| Kafie | 67 | 411 | / |
| Kaafa | 67 | 195 | / |
| Khafa | 67 | 194 | / |
| Caffy | 67 | 179 | / |
| Kgafe | 67 | 178 | / |
| Kafoi | 67 | 138 | / |
| Kafaa | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kaife | 67 | 90 | / |
| Kafee | 67 | 78 | / |
| Kafej | 67 | 70 | / |
| Khafe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kkafa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kafei | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kafeh | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kafea | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kaufi | 67 | 34 | / |
| Cafay | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kofiy | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kefiy | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kafii | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kafio | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kayfi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cafuy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cafey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaashfay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kafij | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaefe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kasfe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kofey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kofyi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaafe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keffy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kafeï | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaufe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kafhi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keafi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kapfa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaffé | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Casfy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caufy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keify | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gkafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kafeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kapfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khaifyts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qafay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kayfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kadfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kazfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koofy | 67 | 0 | / |
Kafy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻓﻲ | alkafy | - |
| Kafy in the Arabic language | ||
| كفي | kfy | - |
| كفى | kfy | - |
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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 Kafy
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