Qaf Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Qaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 1:5,254,232 | 33,450 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Qaf (17) may also be a first name.
Qaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qaf is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qaf? popularity and diffusion
Qaf is the 893,754th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Qaf reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 80 percent reside in Mahgreb. Qaf is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 17 people.
It is most widespread in Morocco, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Beside Morocco Qaf exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 11 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qafh | 86 | 268 | / |
| Qafe | 86 | 33 | / |
| Qasf | 86 | 32 | / |
| Qaaf | 86 | 30 | / |
| Qafz | 86 | 9 | / |
| Qahf | 86 | 8 | / |
| Qaif | 86 | 7 | / |
| Quaf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Qafs | 86 | 3 | / |
| Qadf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qaft | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qgaf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Qqaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qayf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qatf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qauf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qcaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Quaif | 75 | 99 | / |
| Qafsh | 75 | 19 | / |
| Qeafh | 75 | 18 | / |
| Qahaf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Quafe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qaife | 75 | 2 | / |
| Quaft | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qazfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Quapf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kaf | 67 | 6,044 | / |
| Caf | 67 | 1,674 | / |
| Qab | 67 | 1,372 | / |
| Quaife | 67 | 1,160 | / |
| Quaiff | 67 | 49 | / |
| Qaw | 67 | 46 | / |
| Qav | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qof | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Qaf
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