Qafayyan Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Qafayyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qafayyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon111:512,46212,816

Qafayyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qafayyan is found in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qafayyan? popularity and diffusion

Qafayyan is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Qafayyan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qafayyan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Levant.

This surname is most numerous in Lebanon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 512,462. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: Beirut Governorate, where 100 percent live.

Qafayyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Qafayyan surname is chiefly Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qfayyan9313/
Qafaan863/
Qafyan862/
Cafayan8013/
Gafayan801/
Qafan77322/
Khafayan755/
Qafayneh751/
Kafaiyan751/
Kafyan71212/
Kayfajyan7115/
Qafane717/
Qafani715/
Qafian712/
Gafyan712/
Qafoan712/
Qafwan712/
Kafaeiyan711/
Kafanya67242/
Kavayan6754/
Kafeyan6754/
Kafiyan6730/
Kafaana678/
Katfyan675/
Gavayan672/
Qiaofan672/
Qfan672/
Khafyan672/
Kafyana672/
Kaufyan671/
Qayvani671/
Gafiyan671/
Kafoyan671/
Kafjyan671/

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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 Qafayyan
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