Kalafi Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kalafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran541:1,421,89957,683
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kalafi (68) may also be a first name.

Kalafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalafi (Hindi: कलाफी, Marathi: कालिफ) is found most frequently in Iran. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Kalafi live; 72 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,181,159th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 68 people.

Kalafi is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,421,899. In Iran Kalafi is most numerous in: South Khorasan Province, where 98 percent are found and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Iran this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalafi9211,633/
Kalafit924/
Kallafi921/
Kahlafi921/
Kalafiy921/
Kalafio921/
Kalafei921/
Khallafi86494/
Khalafih8663/
Khailafi864/
Khalafip861/
Kahalafi861/
Khalaifi861/
Khaalafi861/
Kalafa83357/
Calafi8357/
Kalefi8321/
Qalafi8311/
Kalafe839/
Kolafi835/
Kelafi831/
Kalofi831/
Khalafieh806/
Khelafi772,124/
Khalafa771,351/
Khalefi77544/
Khalafy77361/
Khalafe77205/
Kalafer7732/
Kholafi7710/
Kalafet778/
Kaloufi773/
Kaleffi773/
Kalaafa773/
Calafio772/
Khalofi771/
Kalaffa771/
Kaleufi771/
Kalaffe771/
Calaffi771/
Kaliafa771/
Kallafa771/
Kalafyo771/
Kaalafa771/
Kolafio771/
Khellafi713,022/
Khaloufi712,067/
Khalafeh711,854/
Khalaifa71129/
Khelaifi7191/
Kaloufei7135/
Kallafeh7113/
Khalefie7110/
Khoulafi719/
Khallefi716/
Khaliafa716/
Kholafai715/
Kalliafa714/
Kheliafi713/
Kahalavi713/
Khalayfa713/
Khelaffi712/
Koulafai712/
Khallafe711/
Khalafha711/
Kahlefih711/
Kholaifi711/
Callaffi711/
Hkaloufi711/
Khelaufi711/
Kalloufi711/
Kahloufi711/
Khalloufi673,526/
Calefi67833/
Kolafa67348/
Kolafe6753/
Calafa6742/
Kalofa6741/
Kalefe6740/
Qalafe6724/
Calafe6721/
Khalaifeh6719/
Calafí672/
Khellaifi671/
Khalouffi671/
Khaliafeh671/
Kalofy671/
Khaloufie671/
Kelefi671/
Khalaphai671/
Kalofe671/
Kolofi671/
Qalefi671/
Calafé671/
Khalleifi671/
Khaleafeh671/
Kahlhafer670/

Kalafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalafi in the Hindi language
कलाफीkalaphi-
Kalafi in the Marathi language
कालिफkalipha-

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