Kafafa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kafafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Kafafa Last Name Facts

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

Kafafa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kafafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafafa? popularity and diffusion

Kafafa is the 6,063,924th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kafafa are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kafafa is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda Kafafa is most common in: Buyende District, where 78 percent live, Kamuli District, where 11 percent live and Kayunga District, where 11 percent live. Not including Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafafa9291/
Kafafah9247/
Kafaafa922/
Kafafaa921/
Kafaffa921/
Khafafai861/
Khayfafa861/
Kafafi835,039/
Kafafy834,683/
Kofafa8368/
Cafafa8331/
Kafafe832/
Kafefa832/
Kaffafy77183/
Khafafi77100/
Khefafa773/
Kafaifi773/
Kaifafi771/
Khafafy771/
Khaffafe713/
Kheffafa711/
Kofafe671/
Qafafi671/
Kafofo671/
Kafoofo621/
Kafoufi621/
Qadfafi621/
Kofasfih572/
Khoufafi571/
Quafafou571/
Khoufaify53309/
Kaphoffey536/
Cafofo5058/
Cafôfo501/
Keafhoffer500/

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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 Kafafa
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