Qafa Surname

322,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Qafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania6101:4,777902
Palestine3981:11,4292,205
Iran521:1,476,58759,047
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Greece241:461,65859,466
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Qafa (10) may also be a first name.

Qafa Last Name Facts

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

Qafa (Arabic: قفا) is held by more people in Albania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qafa is the 322,699th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,304,105 people. Qafa is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Qafa live; 55 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Qafa is most frequently used in Albania, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 4,777. In Albania Qafa is most common in: Elbasan County, where 39 percent are found, Shkodër County, where 13 percent are found and Tirana County, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Albania Qafa is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 34 percent are found and Iran, where 4 percent are found.

Qafa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Qafa last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Qafa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qayfa89188/
Qafas8926/
Qafaj8913/
Qatfa8912/
Qahfa896/
Qafaa895/
Qafaz895/
Qafay892/
Qaifa892/
Qafai892/
Qafah892/
Qafad891/
Qhafa891/
Qaffas802,255/
Qasfah8037/
Qahafa8035/
Qahfah8022/
Qaffah805/
Qashfa805/
Qafais802/
Quhafa801/
Qafass801/
Qafayt801/
Qafash801/
Qafait801/
Kafa756,097/
Cafa75879/
Qefa75161/
Qofa7570/
Qafo753/
Qahafat7322/
Quadfaß7313/
Quashfa731/
Kaifa671,574/
Caffa671,206/
Kaffa671,092/
Kafai671,033/
Kaufa67870/
Kafoa67766/
Kaafa67195/
Khafa67194/
Caifa67130/
Kafaa67123/
Kafah6796/
Kafap6757/
Quatfass6756/
Kkafa6756/
Kafay6754/
Kafau6746/
Kaefa6739/
Kafea6735/
Caefa6732/
Cafat6731/
Cafay6731/
Qhofa6722/
Kafad6720/
Qapha677/
Qoifa675/
Caufa674/
Kahfa674/
Cafas674/
Kapfa673/
Quadfass672/
Cafad672/
Kafga672/
Kafaï672/
Gkafa672/
Qoufa672/
Cafai672/
Kajfa671/
Qofaj671/
Kqefa671/
Qewfa671/
Keafa671/
Cafha671/
Kgafa671/
Gqofa671/
Qeefa671/
Qafod671/
Kafaj671/

Qafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qafa in the Arabic language
قفاqfa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qafa
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