Kafy Surname

290,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Kafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Lebanon731:77,2205,261
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Syria201:965,0516,626
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kafy (7,829) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafy893,765/
Kaffy8957/
Kafey8957/
Kafay8954/
Kafiy8947/
Kaify8945/
Kahfy8943/
Kasfy8940/
Kafoy8927/
Katfy894/
Gkafy891/
Keafy890/
Kafaya80311/
Kaffey8067/
Kassfy8024/
Kauffy8022/
Khaffy8021/
Khafyz8012/
Khafiy804/
Khaify803/
Kahfay802/
Kaefoy802/
Kayfay801/
Keafay801/
Khafay801/
Kafays801/
Kafoey801/
Khafyd801/
Keafoy801/
Kafi7573,237/
Kafa756,097/
Kafe753,092/
Kofy75158/
Kefy7523/
Kafé755/
Cafy752/
Kafè751/
Qafy751/
Kaewfay734/
Kaewfoy732/
Khafaya731/
Kapfaya731/
Khashfy731/
Kauffey730/
Kahfi675,122/
Khafi674,389/
Kafui674,247/
Kaffi673,454/
Kefey671,935/
Kaifa671,574/
Kaifi671,525/
Kefay671,453/
Kaffa671,092/
Kafai671,033/
Kaafi67924/
Kaufa67870/
Koffy67853/
Kafoa67766/
Kaffe67551/
Kafih67525/
Kafie67411/
Kaafa67195/
Khafa67194/
Caffy67179/
Kgafe67178/
Kafoi67138/
Kafaa67123/
Kaife6790/
Kafee6778/
Kafej6770/
Khafe6757/
Kkafa6756/
Kafei6750/
Kafeh6740/
Kafea6735/
Kaufi6734/
Cafay6731/
Kofiy6728/
Kefiy6722/
Kafii6715/
Kafio6713/
Kayfi6710/
Cafuy6710/
Cafey679/
Kaashfay679/
Kafij678/
Kaefe678/
Kasfe677/
Kofey676/
Kofyi676/
Kaafe675/
Keffy674/
Kafeï674/
Kaufe673/
Kafhi673/
Keafi673/
Kapfa673/
Kaffé673/
Keafe672/
Casfy672/
Caufy672/
Keify672/
Gkafa672/
Kafeu672/
Kahfe672/
Kapfe672/
Khaifyts672/
Qafay672/
Kayfe671/
Kaefi671/
Kofay671/
Keafa671/
Kajfa671/
Kajfe671/
Kajfi671/
Kadfe671/
Kafaj671/
Hkafe671/
Cafoy671/
Kofhy671/
Kazfi671/
Koofy670/

Kafy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻓﻲalkafy-
Kafy in the Arabic language
كفيkfy-
كفىkfy-

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