Qafal Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Qafal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qafal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1881:408,41826,045
Afghanistan411:784,2248,247
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Qafal (59) may also be a first name.

Qafal Last Name Facts

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

Qafal is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qafal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qafal is the 1,070,546th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qafal reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,282,666th most common forename at a global level, held by 59 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 188 people, or 1 in 408,418. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 34 percent reside, East Azerbaijan Province, where 20 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 18 percent reside and Lebanon, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qafalh911,742/
Qafale91206/
Qaffal914/
Qafaal913/
Qaifal911/
Qofal80799/
Kafal8093/
Cafal804/
Kafale73143/
Kaffal73141/
Caifal73107/
Kafail7337/
Caufal7324/
Cafall735/
Qafool734/
Qoofal734/
Kafalı733/
Caffal732/
Kafahl732/
Cafeal732/
Khafal731/
Kafeal731/
Kaifal731/
Quadfasel7156/
Quatfasel7142/
Caffall67226/
Caffale673/
Khaffal672/
Kaffale672/
Katfale672/
Kaewfal671/
Khafail671/
Cafault671/
Kafhale671/
Kadfale671/
Caafall670/

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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 Qafal
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