Kaph Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kaph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
India61:127,844,230863,365
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kaph (20) may also be a first name.

Kaph Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaph (Hindi: काफ, Oriya: କାଫ) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaph? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Kaph reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name on earth, held by 20 people.

The surname Kaph is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 4,041,185. In Iran it is primarily found in: Lorestan Province, where 84 percent reside, Markazi Province, where 5 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaphe89335/
Khaph8988/
Kaiph8941/
Kapch896/
Kauph891/
Kaphs891/
Kaaph891/
Kapph891/
Kap866,398/
Khaphe8026/
Kahaph803/
Katphe801/
Kaipeh801/
Kapp7519,786/
Kape756,798/
Kaup756,065/
Kaip751,486/
Kaap751,076/
Keap75684/
Kapš75315/
Khap75124/
Kahf7577/
Kafh7572/
Kapf7559/
Kawh7538/
Koph7511/
Caph7510/
Kňap758/
Kahp753/
Kahw753/
Kabh753/
Kajp753/
Kayp752/
Kazp752/
Kľap752/
Gkap752/
Kgap751/
Kavh751/
Kaàp751/
Kabp751/
Kapś751/
Qkap751/
Kawp751/
Kahb750/
Kaupsch7312/
Kaphowa731/
Kaphphe731/
Kapehet731/
Keawphe731/
Kaupp673,722/
Kappe673,144/
Khape671,361/
Kaupe67646/
Kayıp67390/
Keape67186/
Kaipe67117/
Kathb6791/
Khasp6785/
Kaipf6764/
Kapff6756/
Kaape6745/
Kassp6739/
Kaupt6736/
Kahap6735/
Kahab6730/
Kophs6726/
Kaipp6724/
Kahaf6722/
Khabh6714/
Kopch6714/
Kophe6711/
Kahaw6711/
Keiph679/
Khoph678/
Kahav677/
Khaup677/
Kaibh676/
Caphe674/
Khafh674/
Kafsh673/
Caphs672/
Khapp672/
Kavth672/
Kathv672/
Kopsh672/
Kahfe672/
Kapfe672/
Kapsz672/
Kaype672/
Kawth671/
Kaupz671/
Kaapz671/
Kabhh671/
Kabpf671/
Kabth671/
Khadp671/
Qaiph671/
Quaph671/
Kapss671/
Khazp671/
Kahub671/
Kahbs671/
Kafhh671/
Kgaphowa671/
Qaphe671/
Kaapp671/
Kachp671/
Khahb671/
Kgkap671/
Kaytp671/
Kaswh671/
Keapf670/
Kaafh670/
Kauhf670/
Kaupf670/
Keapp670/

Kaph Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaph in the Hindi language
काफkapha-
Kaph in the Oriya language
କାଫkapha50
କଫkapha50

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kaph
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