Kafao Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kafao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kafao (22) may also be a first name.

Kafao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafao occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kafao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kafao are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kafao is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 22 people.

This surname is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 1,003,097. In The Ivory Coast Kafao is primarily concentrated in: Savanes District, where 83 percent are found, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 9 percent are found and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 4 percent are found. Other than The Ivory Coast this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafaou911/
Kafaijo832/
Kafoa80766/
Kofao802/
Kafoua7312/
Cafauo733/
Kafouo732/
Kafoho732/
Cafaho731/
Kafoha731/
Kaffoa731/
Kafaiya679/
Keffaoi671/
Kaffouo671/
Kafayia671/
Kaitphao621/
Kashfaua621/
Qafoua557/
Ceifao552/
Kofoeo551/
Kavoho551/
Caffeaa501/
Kuifoho501/

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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 Kafao
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