Kafile Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kafile Surname User-submission:

The surname Mihlali means 'joy'.

Kafile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7641:70,9138,839
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Tanzania141:3,781,54451,645
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
India71:109,580,769786,157
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kafile (117) may also be a first name.

Kafile Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Mihlali means 'joy'.

- elmelo88

Kafile Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafile (Hindi: काफिले) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafile? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kafile is the 409,546th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. The last name Kafile is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kafile live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 117 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 764 people, or 1 in 70,913. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Besides South Africa Kafile is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Lesotho, where 2 percent live.

Kafile Last Name Statistics demography

Kafile earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.52% less than the national average, earning R 134,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kasfile921/
Kafle912,571/
Kaffille8617/
Kefile831,601/
Kafila83667/
Cafile83454/
Kafele83317/
Kafale83143/
Kafili8385/
Kofile8369/
Kafule8364/
Kafail8337/
Qafile832/
Kafhil831/
Kafeil831/
Kaffle830/
Kaufle830/
Kafuila7796/
Kafilaj7771/
Khafila7718/
Kaafele779/
Cafuile779/
Khafili775/
Kafilip774/
Khefile774/
Kgafele773/
Kaifili773/
Kafilai773/
Kaffale772/
Gkafili771/
Kafhale771/
Kayfleh771/
Koffile771/
Khafail771/
Kafilia771/
Kafilit771/
Kafaili771/
Koofile771/
Kafitly771/
Kafgili771/
Kaufila771/
Kafalee771/
Kafuele771/
Kafuule771/
Kaffele771/
Kafyele771/
Cafle732/
Kaufeler7160/
Kahafule7123/
Caufiled715/
Keaphile711/
Kaiphale711/
Caufiele710/
Kaphle6745,893/
Kefele678,545/
Kafuli67293/
Qafale67206/
Kofili67194/
Kafela67167/
Kopfle6778/
Kofele6777/
Kauffeler6765/
Kofila6745/
Kafeli6717/
Koffle6710/
Cafele679/
Qafele676/
Kafely672/
Kefili672/
Köfele672/
Qafily672/
Cafule671/
Khawphile671/
Kafeal671/
Kafyli671/
Caffle671/
Kefule671/
Kaifoyele671/
Qafili671/
Gkaffilia671/
Cafili671/
Caufle671/

Kafile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafile in the Hindi language
काफिलेkaphile50
कफिलेkaphile33.33
कफीलेkaphile16.67

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