Qatafi Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Qatafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
Qatafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qatafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qatafi occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qatafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qatafi is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qatafi are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 3,199,272. In Iran Qatafi is most frequent in: Lorestan Province, where 67 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 21 percent live and Ilam Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qathafi | 92 | 28 | / |
| Qastafi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Quathafi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Katafi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Catafi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Qatefi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Qatafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cattafi | 77 | 628 | / |
| Qatafeh | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kataifi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kaitafi | 77 | 9 | / |
| Katafai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Khatafi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kathafi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cataffi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Katafis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Catafio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khattafi | 71 | 82 | / |
| Katafisz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cattaffi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kataifis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katefi | 67 | 78 | / |
| Katafa | 67 | 71 | / |
| Qetafe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Katafe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Katafy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ketafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kotafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katafygio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Katofi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Qatafi
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