Pourkafi Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Pourkafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 74 | 1:1,037,602 | 47,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Pourkafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pourkafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pourkafi is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pourkafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,152,526th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Pourkafi reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 1,037,602. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 68 percent live, Ardabil Province, where 28 percent live and Alborz Province, where 1 percent live. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pourkhaf | 88 | 14 | / |
| Pourkfaie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pourkhaeef | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pourkhayef | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pirkhafi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Pourkaveh | 71 | 89 | / |
| Borkaf | 71 | 5 | / |
| Poyurkova | 71 | 5 | / |
| Purkof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pirkhaefi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pourkahveh | 67 | 388 | / |
| Parkavi | 67 | 292 | / |
| Porkova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Purkova | 67 | 15 | / |
| Prokofi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Prakafh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Parkaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purkoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pourakv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poraqaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prekefi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perkaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purkiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porkhayeff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purkaev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Porcofi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Purcafer | 63 | 5 | / |
| Porkhofer | 59 | 3 | / |
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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 Pourkafi
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