Kahif Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Kahif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khahif912/
Qahif80792/
Kahef8016/
Cahif8012/
Kahiv802/
Kohif801/
Kohaif7312/
Cahife737/
Kajhiv733/
Cahiff730/
Kaeiff730/
Kajhiph6717/
Kaef672/

Kahif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahif in the Hindi language
कहीफkahipha-
Kahif in the Marathi language
काझीkajhi-

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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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