Kafifi Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Kafifi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| Uganda | 105 | 1:371,803 | 23,930 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Kafifi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafifi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kafifi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafifi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kafifi is the 828,895th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kafifi live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 151 people, or 1 in 350,607. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 93 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 3 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent live and The DR Congo, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khafifi | 92 | 380 | / |
| Kafaifi | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kaefifi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khafifie | 86 | 154 | / |
| Kefifi | 83 | 503 | / |
| Kafufi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kafife | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kafifa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kefaifi | 77 | 871 | / |
| Khofifi | 77 | 58 | / |
| Khefifi | 77 | 53 | / |
| Khafifa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Khafife | 77 | 11 | / |
| Keffifi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafifer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khefeifi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khafifaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keffaifi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kofifa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kafefe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kafefa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kefife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khofifa | 62 | 69 | / |
| Cafifge | 62 | 66 | / |
| Khefife | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kafeefe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kefayfi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kaufufi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kafefer | 62 | 0 | / |
| Kaffuphy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khoufaify | 53 | 309 | / |
| Cafefe | 50 | 4 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kafifi
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