Kafelo Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kafelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Kafelo Last Name Facts

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

Kafelo has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafelo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Kafelo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafelo reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 1,445,899. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Kibuku District, where 44 percent are found, Luweero District, where 7 percent are found and Mubende District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Uganda Kafelo is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 43 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafeelo9217/
Kgafelo929/
Kaffelo921/
Kafela83167/
Kafolo8377/
Kafilo8363/
Kafalo8332/
Cafelo8317/
Kofelo834/
Kauffelot801/
Kgafela772,200/
Kgofelo77582/
Khafela77114/
Kafiolo7721/
Kafyolo7721/
Kaufela7716/
Kaveloh7714/
Kafilou776/
Kofeloa775/
Kaffela775/
Khofelo774/
Kafeela773/
Kafollo771/
Kafelya771/
Kaafela771/
Kcofelo771/
Kaffilo771/
Kadfilo771/
Kafalho771/
Kafelau771/
Koufelos7121/
Khaphelo713/
Khafelah711/
Kouffelo711/
Kaffelia711/
Kafelaat711/
Kefela671,819/
Kafila67667/
Kofela67414/
Kafola67184/
Kafala67147/
Kofolo67103/
Cofelo6736/
Cafalo672/
Qafela671/

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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 Kafelo
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