Kafiki Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kafiki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kafiki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafiki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafiki has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafiki? popularity and diffusion
Kafiki is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafiki live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasfiki | 92 | 200 | / |
| Khafiki | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kafiski | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kasfikis | 86 | 242 | / |
| Kafika | 83 | 352 | / |
| Kafuki | 83 | 34 | / |
| Kefiki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafieke | 77 | 62 | / |
| Kaffika | 77 | 21 | / |
| Khofiki | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kafaika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafeeki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafikka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ckafika | 77 | 1 | / |
| Casfikis | 71 | 38 | / |
| Kotficki | 71 | 20 | / |
| Koffikie | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kafeke | 67 | 290 | / |
| Kafeka | 67 | 216 | / |
| Kafica | 67 | 33 | / |
| Qofiki | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kafuke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Casfikiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafischke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafice | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kafiki
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