Katafai Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Denmark

Katafai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katafai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Katafai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katafai occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Katafai? popularity and diffusion

Katafai is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Katafai occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Katafai reside; 33 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Katafai is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 100 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 33 percent are found and Hungary, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Katafaji931/
Katafa9271/
Katafi924/
Khatafaie882/
Katafaj8660/
Katafay8640/
Kataifi8615/
Kaitafi869/
Katafat866/
Khatafi864/
Kathafi862/
Katafis862/
Katafea861/
Katatfa861/
Kataifa861/
Khattafi8082/
Katafuji802/
Katafisz802/
Kataifis801/
Katafayo801/
Ketafa77102/
Katefi7778/
Katofa7752/
Qatafi7729/
Katefa778/
Catafi773/
Katafe773/
Katafy772/
Ketafi772/
Qatafa771/
Kotafi771/
Kotafa771/
Katofi771/
Katafygio751/
Cattafi71628/
Kettafi71171/
Katafer71136/
Catafau7161/
Katoufa7148/
Cataffa7129/
Qathafi7128/
Qatafah7112/
Katavah7112/
Kataife716/
Kettafa714/
Khatofi713/
Cataffi712/
Catafay712/
Qatafat711/
Kastofi711/
Katoufi711/
Kateifi711/
Qastafi711/
Catafio711/
Kaitofi711/
Khatafy711/
Kohtafa711/
Katoufas67116/
Kattoufi672/
Kadtapha671/
Quathafi671/
Cattaffi671/
Kathavah671/

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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 Katafai
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