Kafimbi Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Kafimbi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 138 | 1:383,635 | 27,683 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kafimbi (32) may also be a first name.
Kafimbi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafimbi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafimbi is found most in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafimbi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,038,570th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The surname Kafimbi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafimbi live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kafimbi is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 383,635. In Tanzania Kafimbi is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 91 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 7 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 43 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafuimbi | 93 | 62 | / |
| Kapfimbi | 93 | 39 | / |
| Kafumbi | 86 | 914 | / |
| Kafimba | 86 | 56 | / |
| Kofimbi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kafembi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kafimbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapfumbi | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kuofimbi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kaphiembi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kafumbe | 71 | 2,202 | / |
| Kafemba | 71 | 47 | / |
| Kafembe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kaphembi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kafuembe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kapfumbe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kafuumbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koufimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaffumbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapfemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafumbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kaphemba | 53 | 1,527 | / |
| Kaphembe | 53 | 62 | / |
| Kaufenbe | 53 | 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 Kafimbi
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