Qafi Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Palestine

Qafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Qafi (140) may also be a first name.

Qafi Last Name Facts

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

Qafi (Hindi: क़ाफी) is found most in Pakistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Qafi.

How Common Is The Last Name Qafi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Qafi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qafi reside; 85 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Qafi is also the 781,395th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 140 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,773,981. In Pakistan Qafi is most frequent in: Punjab, where 50 percent live, Balochistan, where 33 percent live and Sindh, where 17 percent live. Other than Pakistan it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 20 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qahfi8920/
Qafis8910/
Quafi895/
Qafit895/
Qazfi894/
Qaafi893/
Qafid893/
Qadfi893/
Qaifi893/
Qafai892/
Qafio891/
Qafih891/
Qaffi891/
Qafish8012/
Qahafi802/
Quafiz802/
Qafais802/
Qaizfi801/
Qhaffi801/
Qafith801/
Qauffi801/
Qafait801/
Kafi7573,237/
Cafi75884/
Qofi7551/
Qafe7533/
Qefi7523/
Qafy751/
Kahfi675,122/
Khafi674,389/
Kafui674,247/
Kaffi673,454/
Kaifi671,525/
Caffi671,521/
Kafai671,033/
Kaafi67924/
Kafih67525/
Kafie67411/
Qafer67257/
Qayfa67188/
Qeefi67179/
Kafoi67138/
Kafei6750/
Kafiy6747/
Qafee6739/
Kaufi6734/
Qoifi6720/
Kafii6715/
Caafi6713/
Kafio6713/
Qafaj6713/
Kayfi6710/
Kafij678/
Cafie677/
Qotfi676/
Quefi676/
Qafaa675/
Cafit675/
Cahfi675/
Cafei675/
Quafe673/
Kafhi673/
Keafi673/
Cafio673/
Cafai672/
Cafis672/
Qaife672/
Qafeh672/
Qafay672/
Qoffi672/
Kajfi671/
Kaefi671/
Kazfi671/
Qazfe671/
Qaphi671/
Qafez671/
Casfi671/

Qafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qafi in the Hindi language
क़ाफीqaphi-

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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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  • 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 Qafi
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