Cafty Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Cafty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cafty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cafty (8) may also be a first name.

Cafty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cafty occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cafty.

How Common Is The Last Name Cafty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Cafty reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Cafty is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, held by 8 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 52,941,613. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chafty918/
Chaufty8372/
Cofty80108/
Cafta804/
Kafty802/
Cawty802/
Zafty801/
Caftea7394/
Kaffty7315/
Chavty733/
Chafti732/
Coftey731/
Caftei731/
Cafthe730/
Cafter730/
Tzaftiy67329/
Cheavty671/
Chaftai671/
Chabtay671/

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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 Cafty
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