Kalfakis Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kalfakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalfakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1221:90,81815,316
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kalfakis Last Name Facts

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

Kalfakis has its highest incidence in Greece. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kalfakis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalfakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kalfakis is the 1,385,851st most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kalfakis reside; 77 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

Kalfakis is most frequent in Greece, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 90,818. In Greece Kalfakis is most frequent in: Central Macedonia, where 47 percent live, Crete, where 28 percent live and Attica, where 25 percent live. Excluding Greece it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Kalfakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kalfakis surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Kalfakis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.31% more than the national average, earning $57,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning $54,169 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalvakis8818/
Kalyvakis8258/
Gkolfakis8228/
Kalevakis8211/
Kalivakis821/
Kalafikis821/
Kalfics8042/
Kolyvakis71120/
Kolivakis7122/
Klouvakis7116/
Kolovakis713/
Kalvaksou711/
Golfakias711/
Kalfoksou711/
Kalfax711/
Kalavakas711/
Kalveks677/
Kalavoukas671/
Kalfokssou671/
Kalfocksou671/

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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 Kalfakis
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