Kafala Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Libya

Kafala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Libya361:173,444826
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
England81:6,964,757184,742
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kafala (144) may also be a first name.

Kafala Last Name Facts

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

Kafala (Marathi: काफला, Russian: Кафала) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,453,389th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Kafala live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kafala is also the 769,375th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 144 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 24 percent reside and Angola, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kafala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafala in the Marathi language
काफलाkaphala-
Kafala in the Russian language
Кафалаkafala-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafala
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