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

Kafesu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafesu? popularity and diffusion

Kafesu is the 499,041st most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. The surname Kafesu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kafesu are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 25,434. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 32 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common 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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