Kassafa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Kassafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Kassafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kassafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kassafa has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kassafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kassafa are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin Kassafa is most numerous in: Littoral Department, where 55 percent live, Borgou Department, where 36 percent live and Donga Department, where 9 percent live. Other than Benin this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Yemen, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasafa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kassafo | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kashafa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Katsafa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Khashafa | 80 | 324 | / |
| Kassafih | 80 | 53 | / |
| Katsafas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khassafi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kassafei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kassaifi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kassafer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kasafi | 77 | 38 | / |
| Kasefa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kazafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khashafah | 75 | 2,981 | / |
| Khoshsafa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khassaifi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kasapha | 71 | 289 | / |
| Kashafi | 71 | 53 | / |
| Kasavah | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kachafa | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kashafe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Khosafa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kashefa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Koshafa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cassafo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Casafúa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khazafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kasafod | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khasafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koussafi | 67 | 238 | / |
| Khashafi | 67 | 140 | / |
| Kossaifi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kousafat | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kossaify | 67 | 7 | / |
| Qashafah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cassafer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khoshafa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kossaife | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khasafeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasasfeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katsofas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katsafos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kachaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koutsafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kasseify | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kassafa
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