Kafima Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kafima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kafima (15) may also be a first name.
Kafima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kafima (Hindi: काफिमा, Marathi: काफीमा) is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kafima reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 15 people.
It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 50 percent are found and Yobe, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafeima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafuma | 83 | 1,022 | / |
| Kafema | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kafimi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafuuma | 77 | 1,852 | / |
| Kapfuma | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kaifema | 77 | 7 | / |
| Koufima | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kaffuma | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kafimeh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kafumah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafumaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafuema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafeïma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafiome | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khofimah | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kaffuuma | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kapfumha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kapheima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafumo | 67 | 142 | / |
| Cafuma | 67 | 25 | / |
| Khaphimai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kofime | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kofuma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kafemo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaephimai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kafeme | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaiphimai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaphimah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kefuma | 67 | 1 | / |
Kafima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafima in the Marathi language | ||
| काफीमा | kaphima | - |
| Kafima in the Hindi language | ||
| काफिमा | kaphima | 66.67 |
| कफिमा | kaphima | 16.67 |
| काफीमा | kaphima | 16.67 |
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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 Kafima
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