Kafanu Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Kafanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Kafanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafanu is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kafanu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kafanu is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafanu are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Kafanu
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