Cafu Surname
Approximately 429 people bear this surname
Cafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Cafú (2) are calculated separately.
Cafu (71) may also be a first name.
Cafu Demographics
Average Cafu Salary in
South Africa
R 175,752
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Cafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cafu is found most in Egypt. It can also occur in the variant forms: Cafú. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cafu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 689,921st most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Cafu live; 57 percent live in North Africa and 57 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 71 people.
The surname Cafu is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Apart from Egypt Cafu exists in 20 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.
Cafu Last Name Statistics demography
Cafu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.04% less than the national average, earning R 175,752 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafú | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chafu | 89 | 458 | / |
| Caffu | 89 | 159 | / |
| Cafeu | 89 | 92 | / |
| Caifu | 89 | 26 | / |
| Scafu | 89 | 22 | / |
| Cafuy | 89 | 10 | / |
| Cafou | 89 | 2 | / |
| Cafus | 89 | 0 | / |
| Chaifu | 80 | 691 | / |
| Caffeu | 80 | 160 | / |
| Chafou | 80 | 75 | / |
| Chaffu | 80 | 14 | / |
| Caffou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Caffud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Caffau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chafui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Casfus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cahfus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Zafu | 75 | 10,026 | / |
| Safu | 75 | 1,773 | / |
| Kafu | 75 | 1,641 | / |
| Jafu | 75 | 1,028 | / |
| Qafu | 75 | 234 | / |
| Cofu | 75 | 47 | / |
| Chaifou | 73 | 189 | / |
| Chaffou | 73 | 19 | / |
| Tchafou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chafgou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Caffeus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cadfeus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tchafut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cahafau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cafault | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chayfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafui | 67 | 4,247 | / |
| Safui | 67 | 2,201 | / |
| Ciofu | 67 | 2,124 | / |
| Kaifu | 67 | 1,197 | / |
| Jaffu | 67 | 945 | / |
| Saifu | 67 | 596 | / |
| Kafou | 67 | 468 | / |
| Tsafu | 67 | 272 | / |
| Khafu | 67 | 238 | / |
| Chofu | 67 | 215 | / |
| Safau | 67 | 150 | / |
| Caphu | 67 | 60 | / |
| Jaifu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Saffu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kafau | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kaufu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jawfu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jafeu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kafup | 67 | 22 | / |
| Saafu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kapfu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kaffu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cofus | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jafou | 67 | 14 | / |
| Keafu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kaafu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zaifu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chaiffou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zafou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jafau | 67 | 8 | / |
| Seafu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Scofu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Safeu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saufu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tjafu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Safuh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kafuz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jafui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caffù | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kafeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Safuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchaffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaaifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sapfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jafud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zafuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jayfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cofeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coffu | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cofut | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Cafu
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