Qadaf Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Qadaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qadaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592

Qadaf (4) may also be a first name.

Qadaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qadaf is borne by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qadaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Qadaf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Qadaf live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Qadaf is also the 6,192,526th most common forename worldwide It is held by 4 people.

The surname Qadaf is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. In Yemen it is most common in: Aden Governorate, where 50 percent reside and Hadramaut Governorate, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Yemen this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and Somaliland, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qaddaf911/
Quaddaf831/
Kadaf8030/
Qadab806/
Cadaf802/
Kaddaf733,365/
Kadaif7360/
Khadaf7332/
Kaadaf7315/
Kadaaf737/
Kadhaf737/
Kadafe736/
Kadaff732/
Kahdaf731/
Kadayıf67341/
Katdafe674/
Qaydova673/
Khaddaf672/
Kaddafe671/
Khadafe671/

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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 Qadaf
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