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
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
| 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
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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 Kurfi
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