Kafila Surname

495,028th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kafila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4861:152,01615,865
Nigeria861:2,059,80071,823
India291:26,450,530346,896
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kafila (5,410) may also be a first name.

Kafila Last Name Facts

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

Kafila (Hindi: कफीला, Marathi: कफीला) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafila? popularity and diffusion

Kafila is the 495,028th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,925,856 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kafila live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 91,499th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 5,410 people.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Not including The DR Congo Kafila occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Kafila Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kafila surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Kafila earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.44% more than the national average, earning $74,839 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafilah92211/
Kafuila9296/
Kafilaj9271/
Kafilas9251/
Khafila9218/
Kafilai923/
Kaufila921/
Kafilia921/
Khafilah861/
Kafula8324,122/
Kafile83853/
Kafela83167/
Kafili8385/
Kafilo8363/
Kofila8345/
Kefila836/
Gkaffilia801/
Kgafela772,200/
Khafula77173/
Khafela77114/
Kotfila7774/
Cafiola7759/
Kuifila7721/
Kafiolo7721/
Kaufela7716/
Kaphila7713/
Kafulya7713/
Qafilah779/
Qafilat777/
Kafilou776/
Khafili775/
Kaffela775/
Kofuila774/
Kafilip774/
Kafuela774/
Kaifili773/
Kafeela773/
Kafuula772/
Quafila771/
Kadfilo771/
Kaafela771/
Kafulia771/
Kafilit771/
Gkafili771/
Koffila771/
Kafitly771/
Kafhula771/
Kafgili771/
Kasfile771/
Kahvila771/
Kaffilo771/
Kafaili771/
Kafulah771/
Kafelya771/
Kafelau771/
Gkaifilias751/
Khofilah719/
Kaffelia711/
Kotfilia711/
Cafailoa711/
Kafelaat711/
Cafailla711/
Khafelah711/
Kefailia711/
Kefela671,819/
Kafulo671,124/
Cafile67454/
Kofela67414/
Kafele67317/
Kofili67194/
Kofile6769/
Kafelo6749/
Kaewphila6738/
Kafeli6717/
Kaifullah677/
Kefula673/
Qafile672/
Keawphila672/
Kafely672/
Qafily672/
Qafela671/
Kafyli671/
Kahphilat671/
Qafili671/
Cafili671/
Caufailla671/

Kafila Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafila in the Marathi language
कफीलाkaphila80
काफीलाkaphila20
Kafila in the Hindi language
कफीलाkaphila74.57
कफिलाkaphila11.59
काफिलाkaphila10.55
काफीलाkaphila1.56
कफ़ीलाkafila1.21
काफ़ीलाkafila0.17
काफ़िलाkafila0.17
कफीलkaphila0.17

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafila
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