Kafele Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Kafele Surname Definition:

Kafele is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: worth dying for.

Kafele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Lesotho401:50,8147,910
United States361:10,068,304413,125
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kafele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafele is most common in Malawi. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 858,879th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Kafele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Kafele live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 787,636th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 138 people.

This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Barring Malawi Kafele is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Kafele Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kafele are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaafele929/
Kgafele923/
Kaffele921/
Kafle912,571/
Kaufeler8660/
Kefele838,545/
Kafile83853/
Kafela83167/
Kafale83143/
Kofele8377/
Kafeli8317/
Kafole8313/
Cafele839/
Qafele836/
Köfele832/
Kafely832/
Kafeil831/
Kafeal831/
Kaffle830/
Kaufle830/
Kauffeler8065/
Khafela77114/
Köfeler77101/
Khafeli7745/
Kaufela7716/
Kefelie7716/
Kafesli777/
Kaphele775/
Kaffela775/
Kafeela773/
Kaffale772/
Kafalee771/
Cafelle771/
Kayfleh771/
Kasfile771/
Kaffeli771/
Kafolea771/
Koefele771/
Qafeleh771/
Kaafela771/
Kefeale771/
Kofeler771/
Kafhale771/
Kafelya771/
Koffele770/
Cafle732/
Caffelle71108/
Kaffille7117/
Kaufhole712/
Kaffelia711/
Kaufelis711/
Kaufheld711/
Caufiele710/
Kaphle6745,893/
Kefale6715,168/
Kafali674,336/
Kefeli671,914/
Kefile671,601/
Kafila67667/
Cafile67454/
Kofela67414/
Qafale67206/
Kafili6785/
Kopfle6778/
Kofile6769/
Kafail6737/
Kefely6721/
Koffle6710/
Cafeli674/
Kafalı673/
Kafoli672/
Qafile672/
Cafeal672/
Kafyli671/
Kafaly671/
Kafhil671/
Qafela671/
Caffle671/
Cauffeler671/
Caufle671/
Kofeli671/
Qofele671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafele
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