Katefi Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Katefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Katefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran751:1,023,76746,913
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
France11:66,422,722504,397

Katefi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Katefi occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Katefi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Katefi is the 2,136,387th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Katefi occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Katefi live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 1,023,767. In Iran Katefi is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 88 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Iran Katefi occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 3 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kateifi921/
Katifi8313/
Katefa838/
Katafi834/
Ketefi833/
Qatefi831/
Katofi831/
Kataifi7715/
Kaitafi779/
Katafai776/
Khatafi774/
Khatofi773/
Kathafi772/
Khatefe771/
Kaitofi771/
Cateffi771/
Khattafi7182/
Kataifis711/
Katifa67458/
Ketefe6790/
Katife6737/
Qatafi6729/
Kotefa6722/
Kotofi6714/
Kotefe6711/
Qatifi6711/
Kotifi675/
Catafi673/
Katafe673/
Katafy672/
Ketifi672/
Ketafi672/
Catefe671/
Katofe671/
Kotafi671/
Katheffer670/

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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 Katefi
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