Kafembe Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kafembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Kafembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafembe is found most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kafembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kafembe reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,102,731. In Zimbabwe Kafembe is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 93 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Kafembe occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Italy, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafuembe | 93 | 41 | / |
| Kafambe | 86 | 239 | / |
| Kafemba | 86 | 47 | / |
| Kafembi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kafimbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafemwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kaphembe | 80 | 62 | / |
| Kaufenbe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kafuumbe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kapfemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafimbi | 71 | 242 | / |
| Kafimba | 71 | 56 | / |
| Kafambi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaphemba | 67 | 1,527 | / |
| Kaphembi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kafuimbi | 67 | 62 | / |
| Kapfimbi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kaphombe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaphiembi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kofimbi | 57 | 6 | / |
| Kuofimbi | 53 | 4 | / |
| Koufimba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Coffenbey | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Kafembe
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