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

The last name Kafafa occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name 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 last name Kafafa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Buyende District, where 78 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 11 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 11 percent are found. Not including Uganda Kafafa is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

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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