Cafun Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cafun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cafun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Cafun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cafun occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cafun? popularity and diffusion

Cafun is the 1,276,805th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Cafun is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Cafun live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Cafun is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 419,982. In South Africa it is primarily found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 65 percent live, Gauteng, where 17 percent live and Western Cape, where 16 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Cafun Last Name Statistics demography

Cafun earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.74% more than the national average, earning R 412,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chafun911/
Chaifun8321/
Cafon8070/
Jafun8050/
Kafun8046/
Cafum8028/
Safun8013/
Zafun801/
Chafoune771/
Cauffung771/
Chaffuin771/
Saifun73188/
Jafoun7390/
Kafune7331/
Caffon7322/
Jaifun7321/
Kaffun7312/
Kafunc735/
Kafoun735/
Kafunt734/
Jafung732/
Cafoon732/
Khafun732/
Safaun731/
Seafun731/
Kafeun731/
Zafoun731/
Jafune731/
Saafun731/
Kaifun731/
Kaufun731/
Saffun731/
Safunn731/
Zaifun731/
Kadfun731/
Coffun730/
Cheahfuin711/
Kaufung67217/
Caffoen6734/
Kaewfun6729/
Keafoun6710/
Keawfun677/
Khadfun677/
Chaphun675/
Jaifung674/
Kafoune673/
Zafoune672/
Zaafoun672/
Chafoon671/
Kaifeun671/
Kafungh671/
Cauphun671/
Cauphon671/
Choyfun671/
Saiffun671/
Kapfune671/
Tsafoun671/
Khafoun671/
Zaffoun671/
Kaifoun671/
Kafundd671/
Khatfun671/
Zahfoun671/
Katfung671/
Kafound671/
Kauffun670/

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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 Cafun
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