Kafaru Surname

312,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kafaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1821:149,8679,520
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kafaru (615) may also be a first name.

Kafaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafaru occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kafaru.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 312,624th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,057,810 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kafaru reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 336,805th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 615 people.

Kafaru is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,182 people, or 1 in 149,867. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ogun, where 32 percent are found, Lagos, where 30 percent are found and Osun, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Kafaru exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Kafaru Last Name Statistics demography

Kafaru earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafarou929/
Kaffaru921/
Kafgaru921/
Kafaaru921/
Qafaru833/
Kaforou776/
Kafeeru772/
Kaforau771/
Kafourou71315/
Cofaru67415/
Kafourous6718/
Coffaru621/
Cafferu621/
Khazforoush591/
Kouferou571/
Khozforush5048/

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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 Kafaru
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