Qafan Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Qafan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 320 | 1:82,579 | 5,457 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Qafan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qafan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qafan is most common in Yemen. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Qafan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qafan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 849,693rd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qafan live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname Qafan is most numerous in Yemen, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 82,579. In Yemen it is primarily found in: Dhale Governorate, where 100 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Yemen Qafan is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qafane | 91 | 7 | / |
| Qatfan | 91 | 3 | / |
| Qafaan | 91 | 3 | / |
| Qafand | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kafan | 80 | 447 | / |
| Cafan | 80 | 12 | / |
| Qafanova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Qafayneh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafane | 73 | 49 | / |
| Kaffan | 73 | 48 | / |
| Caifan | 73 | 47 | / |
| Cafane | 73 | 47 | / |
| Khafan | 73 | 36 | / |
| Qoofan | 73 | 18 | / |
| Kafanh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kafant | 73 | 10 | / |
| Quefan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kafain | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kaifan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kasfan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kayfan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kaufan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kadfan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kawfan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caffan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafank | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khatfan | 67 | 169 | / |
| Caifang | 67 | 81 | / |
| Khaifan | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kaufamn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cafagne | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kafandh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaewfan | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaufann | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khafane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qhofane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kauffan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaffane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kafanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapfang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafasin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khazfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaffain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaufhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawfang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caffant | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Qafan
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