Kafang Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Kafang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kafang (29) may also be a first name.
Kafang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafang is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kafang is the 1,398,030th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name Kafang is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Kafang are found; 36 percent are found in Central Africa and 35 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kafang is also the 1,951,561st most common first name worldwide, borne by 29 people.
Kafang is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 40 percent reside, East Sepik, where 38 percent reside and Morobe, where 13 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kgafang | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kaifang | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kawfang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kapfang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keawfang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kefang | 83 | 77 | / |
| Kofang | 83 | 53 | / |
| Kafong | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kafank | 83 | 1 | / |
| Caifang | 77 | 81 | / |
| Kafanke | 77 | 67 | / |
| Kepfang | 77 | 15 | / |
| Koofang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kuifang | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kafeing | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kawfong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keufang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaphang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaifong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaffanke | 71 | 119 | / |
| Kaewfong | 71 | 14 | / |
| Khawfong | 71 | 7 | / |
| Keawfong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaephang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaphang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaufeing | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaewphang | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keawphang | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaewfoong | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kofong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khawfhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khapheang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kefong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkaufeing | 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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- 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 Kafang
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