Kafele Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Kafele Surname Definition:
Kafele is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: worth dying for.
Kafele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Lesotho | 40 | 1:50,814 | 7,910 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Kafele (138) may also be a first name.
Kafele Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kafele is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: worth dying for.
Kafele Demographics
Average Kafele Salary in
United States
$50,035 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kafele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafele occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 858,879th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Kafele occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kafele reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 138 people.
This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Aside from Malawi it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Kafele Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kafele last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.
Kafele earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.96% more than the national average, earning $50,035 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaafele | 92 | 9 | / |
| Kgafele | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kaffele | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafle | 91 | 2,571 | / |
| Kaufeler | 86 | 60 | / |
| Kefele | 83 | 8,545 | / |
| Kafile | 83 | 853 | / |
| Kafela | 83 | 167 | / |
| Kafale | 83 | 143 | / |
| Kofele | 83 | 77 | / |
| Kafeli | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kafole | 83 | 13 | / |
| Cafele | 83 | 9 | / |
| Qafele | 83 | 6 | / |
| Köfele | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kafely | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kafeil | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafeal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaffle | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kaufle | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kauffeler | 80 | 65 | / |
| Khafela | 77 | 114 | / |
| Köfeler | 77 | 101 | / |
| Khafeli | 77 | 45 | / |
| Kaufela | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kefelie | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kafesli | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kaphele | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kaffela | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kafeela | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kaffale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafalee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cafelle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kayfleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasfile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaffeli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafolea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koefele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qafeleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaafela | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kefeale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kofeler | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafhale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafelya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koffele | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cafle | 73 | 2 | / |
| Caffelle | 71 | 108 | / |
| Kaffille | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kaufhole | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaffelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaufelis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaufheld | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caufiele | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaphle | 67 | 45,893 | / |
| Kefale | 67 | 15,168 | / |
| Kafali | 67 | 4,336 | / |
| Kefeli | 67 | 1,914 | / |
| Kefile | 67 | 1,601 | / |
| Kafila | 67 | 667 | / |
| Cafile | 67 | 454 | / |
| Kofela | 67 | 414 | / |
| Qafale | 67 | 206 | / |
| Kafili | 67 | 85 | / |
| Kopfle | 67 | 78 | / |
| Kofile | 67 | 69 | / |
| Kafail | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kefely | 67 | 21 | / |
| Koffle | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cafeli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kafalı | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kafoli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qafile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cafeal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kafyli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafhil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qafela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caffle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cauffeler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caufle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qofele | 67 | 1 | / |
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