Kavafis Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Kavafis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kavafis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kavafis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kavafis (Russian: Кавафис) is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kavafis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Kavafis is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Kavafis are found; 82 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
The last name Kavafis is most numerous in Greece, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 426,146. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Greece this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavafes | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kafafci | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kafivas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavavos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kovavasi | 67 | 548 | / |
| Kouvavas | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kafeivas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavivasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovavasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavavasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayvivis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavafecz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kovivs | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kovavs | 62 | 1 | / |
| Gava Fiuza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cava Fayos | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cavavos | 57 | 48 | / |
| Gofavis | 57 | 7 | / |
| Kouvavs | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kovaovs | 57 | 1 | / |
| Couvavas | 53 | 5 | / |
| Go Favis | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kavevusa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Covavasi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cvfsy | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kauphfuss | 50 | 0 | / |
Kavafis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kavafis in the Russian language | ||
| Кавафис | kavafis | - |
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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 Kavafis
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