Kafera Surname

231,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kafera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,4901:11,4891,770
Zimbabwe2271:68,01010,190
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kafera (204) may also be a first name.

Kafera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafera is most common in Malawi. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafera? popularity and diffusion

It is the 231,902nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,183,436 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kafera live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 633,892nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 204 people.

Kafera is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,490 people, or 1 in 11,489. Besides Malawi it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live.

Kafera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kafera surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaferah924/
Kafeera923/
Kasfera923/
Kafero832,011/
Kafere831,629/
Kafara83948/
Kafira83137/
Kaferi83121/
Kafora8333/
Kafyra8322/
Kofera8312/
Cafera8312/
Kafery838/
Kefera831/
Kafeero7715,550/
Kaphera77395/
Caferra77342/
Caffera77184/
Kafieri7765/
Kaffero7764/
Kafiras7757/
Kafyras7752/
Kafaraj7728/
Kasfery7721/
Kuofera7714/
Kafarah7712/
Khafere774/
Kaifora772/
Kaffara771/
Keifera771/
Khafira771/
Khafara771/
Kaufora771/
Kafaira771/
Kafarai771/
Kafarha771/
Kafeere771/
Khaferi771/
Kapfara771/
Kaferei771/
Kaferoo771/
Kaforau771/
Koufera771/
Kaifere771/
Kasferi771/
Kaffery770/
Kaffeero7118/
Kaafeero713/
Kkafeero712/
Cafferra712/
Cafferat711/
Kafierou711/
Kafeiris711/
Kafeeroo711/
Kaiferoi711/
Kapferee710/
Cafora67329/
Kafiri67163/
Cafero67112/
Kofira6770/
Kofferath6757/
Kafire6753/
Kaforo6745/
Cafara6729/
Cafere6728/
Caferi6728/
Käferhaus6718/
Kafaro6716/
Cofera6710/
Katfitrah675/
Kafyri674/
Kofara673/
Kafyry672/
Kefara672/
Kashfirad672/
Kefero672/
Cafery672/
Koferi671/
Kefira671/
Kaferouch671/
Qafere671/
Kofora671/
Cafferhea671/

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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 Kafera
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