Kafeke Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Kafeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Kafeke (41) may also be a first name.
Kafeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafeke is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafeke? popularity and diffusion
Kafeke is the 914,967th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The surname Kafeke is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafeke live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 41 people.
This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaffeke | 92 | 89 | / |
| Kafieke | 92 | 62 | / |
| Kafeeke | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kafekey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafek | 91 | 21 | / |
| Kafeka | 83 | 216 | / |
| Kafekh | 83 | 18 | / |
| Kafake | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kofeke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kafetk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kefeke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kapfeka | 77 | 36 | / |
| Kafegue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafeeki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafeeq | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaffeka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapheke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafik | 73 | 35 | / |
| Cafek | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kafec | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caffekey | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khafeche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaipheke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koffekey | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kafika | 67 | 352 | / |
| Kafaki | 67 | 26 | / |
| Khafik | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kafiki | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaffik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafischke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafeca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafick | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kafeke
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