Kafesu Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kafesu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe6071:25,4343,873
England311:1,797,35772,927
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kafesu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafesu occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafesu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kafesu is the 499,041st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. The last name Kafesu occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kafesu live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 25,434. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Harare Province, where 32 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafetsou862/
Kafisu8320/
Kaffasu771/
Kofessou7134/
Kafazeuh711/
Koffessou676/
Kaphetshu672/
Kefasu671/
Coifescu571/
Qaphetshu531/
Qhaphetshu507/
Kofazu501/

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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 Kafesu
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