Kafere Surname

244,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kafere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,5421:11,1021,709
Zimbabwe741:208,62523,867
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kafere (99) may also be a first name.

Kafere Last Name Facts

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

Kafere is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafere? popularity and diffusion

Kafere is the 244,515th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,473,632 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafere live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kafere is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 99 people.

The last name Kafere is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,542 people, or 1 in 11,102. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafere924/
Kafeere921/
Kaferei921/
Kaifere921/
Kafer913,116/
Kafre9121/
Kapferee860/
Kapfer834,348/
Kaufer831,902/
Kafera831,742/
Kaffer831,737/
Kafare83755/
Kaifer83345/
Keafer83171/
Kaferi83121/
Kafier83119/
Kafire8353/
Kafert8333/
Cafere8328/
Kafore8324/
Kefere8314/
Kayfer8310/
Khafer839/
Kafery838/
Kafeer835/
Kahfer835/
Kafger832/
Kavfer832/
Katfer831/
Khafre831/
Kaufre831/
Qafere831/
Kaferr831/
Kawfer830/
Kauffer77524/
Kaufert77195/
Kaforey7783/
Kafieri7765/
Kaiffer7735/
Kahafer7733/
Kapffer7728/
Kasfery7721/
Kaufher7715/
Kaffier7711/
Keaffer7710/
Khafare7710/
Khafeer776/
Kaffehr776/
Kaphere774/
Khaifer773/
Kafeera773/
Kafaare772/
Khafire772/
Kavereh772/
Kasferr771/
Caferes771/
Khaferi771/
Kaafare771/
Kaffeer771/
Koffere771/
Caffere771/
Kaforee771/
Kheafer771/
Kasferi771/
Khaffer771/
Kaffery770/
Kaupfer770/
Kassfer770/
Kaufier770/
Cafer73914/
Qafer73257/
Kofer73255/
Cafre73207/
Kafir7395/
Kofre733/
Kaufherr7134/
Cafferey7118/
Caffiere719/
Kauffert719/
Khafareh715/
Khafeejr714/
Kepferie712/
Kashfehr711/
Kaiferoi711/
Kafeiris711/
Kashferd710/
Keifer673,277/
Kafari67773/
Qafare67697/
Kopfer67555/
Caffer67381/
Koffer67369/
Qafore67195/
Kafiri67163/
Kafira67137/
Kafory67122/
Cafier6761/
Kojfer6758/
Caffre6757/
Keufer6748/
Khafir6747/
Kotfer6738/
Kaiferová6736/
Kaffir6733/
Keyfer6730/
Caferi6728/
Kofert6723/
Kafyra6722/
Koufer6717/
Kefire6714/
Capfer6713/
Koofer6713/
Kahfir6712/
Cafera6712/
Kofera6712/
Kafori678/
Kofare677/
Kapferová677/
Khofer676/
Koffre676/
Kafary675/
Kahver675/
Kefore674/
Kafyri674/
Kafair673/
Kapher673/
Kofore673/
Cafery672/
Kaphre672/
Keferi672/
Caufer672/
Koofre672/
Kovfer672/
Kafyry672/
Koferi671/
Kofier671/
Cafferhea671/
Ceafer671/
Cofere671/
Kauferová671/
Kaiferova671/
Kofrej671/
Qafeer671/
Cahfer671/
Keifre671/
Kadfir671/
Cafferhey670/
Kopferrer670/
Kafgir670/
Catfer670/

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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 Kafere
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