Kahaf Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Kahaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kahaf (29) may also be a first name.

Kahaf Last Name Facts

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

Kahaf (Hindi: कहफ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kahaf is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kahaf live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Kahaf is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 29 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India Kahaf is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 67 percent live, Bihar, where 20 percent live and Rajasthan, where 7 percent live. Other than India this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahaif911/
Kaaf89504/
Khaf89412/
Kahf8977/
Khaif801,191/
Khavf80162/
Khafe8057/
Khauf8042/
Khayf8037/
Kaaaf8021/
Qahaf8011/
Kahaw8011/
Khaaf808/
Kahav807/
Kaafe805/
Khafh804/
Khaff804/
Kahfe802/
Kaaif801/
Khaft801/
Khasf801/
Kaafh800/
Kauhf800/
Kaf756,044/
Khafsh734/
Kahaph733/
Khaife732/
Kashfh731/
Kaashf731/
Kaaftt731/
Khaufe731/
Kahayb731/
Kachfe731/
Kaaffe730/
Cahaff730/
Khaw671,080,438/
Kaif674,164/
Kafe673,092/
Kauf672,020/
Khav671,766/
Kaff67910/
Kohf67162/
Kahawsh67122/
Kafh6772/
Kapf6759/
Kawh6738/
Qaaf6730/
Kaph6728/
Khof6726/
Kavf6714/
Kaav6714/
Keaf6711/
Kayf679/
Qahf678/
Kaaw678/
Gkaf674/
Kahw673/
Kafs672/
Caaf672/
Khaifeh671/
Kaphowa671/
Khayfeh671/
Kavh671/
Kkaf671/
Kazf671/

Kahaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahaf in the Hindi language
कहफkahapha90.91
कशफkasapha9.09

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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 Kahaf
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