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

The surname Qafa (Arabic: قفا) occurs more in Albania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qafa? popularity and diffusion

Qafa is the 322,699th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,304,105 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Qafa are found; 55 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 53 percent are found in Albano-Europe. Qafa is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequent in Albania, where it is borne by 610 people, or 1 in 4,777. In Albania Qafa is most frequent in: Elbasan County, where 39 percent live, Shkodër County, where 13 percent live and Tirana County, where 13 percent live. Besides Albania this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 34 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.

Qafa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Qafa last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the 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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  • 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 Qafa
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