Kurfi Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kurfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kurfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1531:1,157,79647,225
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England31:18,572,686338,250
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kurfi (223) may also be a first name.

Kurfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kurfi (Hindi: कुर्फी) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kurfi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,348,199th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Kurfi is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kurfi reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 223 people.

The last name Kurfi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 1,157,796. In Nigeria Kurfi is most numerous in: Kano, where 33 percent are found, Kaduna, where 20 percent are found and Adamawa, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kurfis91161/
Kurfiß9186/
Kurfiš9124/
Kurfai9117/
Kourfi911/
Kaurfi911/
Kurfiss83183/
Kurfist8314/
Khourfi831/
Korfi80347/
Kirfi80115/
Kurfa808/
Curfi801/
Kurfisch776/
Kurfeist770/
Kurfuist770/
Kurfer7357/
Kurfeß7345/
Korfei7321/
Khorfi7314/
Kourfa733/
Korfie732/
Quirfi731/
Curfie731/
Korffi731/
Curfit731/
Khurfe731/
Kurfes730/
Cheurfi672,029/
Kurfess67314/
Curfiss6760/
Kurfehs6732/
Khorfei677/
Kurfeyz677/
Kourfed671/
Curfist670/

Kurfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kurfi in the Hindi language
कुर्फीkurphi50
कुरफीkuraphi50

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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 Kurfi
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