Kurfi Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Kurfi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 153 | 1:1,157,796 | 47,225 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
Kurfi (Hindi: कुर्फी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kurfi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kurfi is the 1,348,199th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Kurfi live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 223 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 1,157,796. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 33 percent live, Kaduna, where 20 percent live and Adamawa, where 8 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurfis | 91 | 161 | / |
| Kurfiß | 91 | 86 | / |
| Kurfiš | 91 | 24 | / |
| Kurfai | 91 | 17 | / |
| Kourfi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaurfi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kurfiss | 83 | 183 | / |
| Kurfist | 83 | 14 | / |
| Khourfi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Korfi | 80 | 347 | / |
| Kirfi | 80 | 115 | / |
| Kurfa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Curfi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kurfisch | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kurfeist | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kurfuist | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kurfer | 73 | 57 | / |
| Kurfeß | 73 | 45 | / |
| Korfei | 73 | 21 | / |
| Khorfi | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kourfa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Korfie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Quirfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Curfie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korffi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Curfit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khurfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kurfes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Cheurfi | 67 | 2,029 | / |
| Kurfess | 67 | 314 | / |
| Curfiss | 67 | 60 | / |
| Kurfehs | 67 | 32 | / |
| Khorfei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kurfeyz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kourfed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Curfist | 67 | 0 | / |
Kurfi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kurfi in the Hindi language | ||
| कुर्फी | kurphi | 50 |
| कुरफी | kuraphi | 50 |
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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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