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 held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kafy.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kafy is the 290,184th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,520,868 people. The last name Kafy occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kafy reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Kafy is also the 72,138th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 7,829 people.
Kafy is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 991 people, or 1 in 160,804. Excluding Bangladesh this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 9 percent reside and Lebanon, where 6 percent reside.
Kafy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding 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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