Kahif Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Kahif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Pakistan | 49 | 1:3,645,794 | 27,204 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kahif (112) may also be a first name.
Kahif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahif (Hindi: कहीफ, Marathi: काझी) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahif? popularity and diffusion
Kahif is the 1,612,213th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kahif live; 49 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Levant. Kahif is also the 885,979th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 112 people.
The surname Kahif is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 603,822. Outside of Iraq it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 39 percent live and Egypt, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahif in the Hindi language | ||
| कहीफ | kahipha | - |
| Kahif in the Marathi language | ||
| काझी | kajhi | - |
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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 Kahif
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