Qafer Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Qafer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 255 | 1:103,629 | 6,214 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Qafer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qafer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qafer is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qafer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 996,001st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qafer are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
It is most widely held in Yemen, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 103,629. In Yemen Qafer is primarily found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 98 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 2 percent live and Aden Governorate, where 0 percent live. Outside of Yemen it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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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 Qafer
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