Kafene Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kafene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3641:145,44413,279
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kafene (22) may also be a first name.

Kafene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafene is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafene? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kafene is the 763,307th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafene live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 145,444. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Namibia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafenge92192/
Kapfene9213/
Kafeene921/
Kaffener8626/
Kaffenes8613/
Kefene834,051/
Kafine83193/
Kafeni83105/
Kafane8349/
Kafena8339/
Kafhen838/
Kafone835/
Kafein832/
Kofene831/
Cafene831/
Kafeun831/
Kaffine771,535/
Kefenie7746/
Kapfeni7732/
Kofenge7710/
Kafenyi775/
Khafane774/
Kafiena774/
Keffene772/
Kafeena772/
Kafeing772/
Kepfene772/
Cafenet772/
Kaffane772/
Kefeine771/
Kefeneh771/
Kawfeni771/
Kaifena771/
Kafaneh771/
Kafanne771/
Kafenio771/
Kafinee771/
Kafeina771/
Kaifeun771/
Kaphene771/
Kaufine770/
Cawfene770/
Khaffane71453/
Khaufane715/
Kasfiner715/
Kaifineh712/
Kaphenge711/
Kapfiner711/
Kafehena711/
Kaufeing710/
Kefeni672,742/
Kofane67934/
Kafani67559/
Cafone67246/
Kefane67182/
Kafini6790/
Cafane6747/
Kaufeisen6743/
Kofena6741/
Kefine6740/
Kofein6729/
Cafena6726/
Kafoni6722/
Qafane677/
Kafain677/
Kafynh672/
Kafhem672/
Cafeny671/
Kofine671/
Kofone671/
Kofeni671/
Cafein671/
Cafine671/
Kkaufeing670/

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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
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  • 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 Kafene
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