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 last name Qatafi occurs most in Iran. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Qatafi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qatafi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qatafi is the 3,665,662nd most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qatafi live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
It is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 3,199,272. In Iran it is most numerous in: Lorestan Province, where 67 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 21 percent reside and Ilam Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Yemen, where 17 percent reside.
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
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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 Qatafi
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