Kafine Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kafine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1021:23,6223,943
Ivory Coast881:262,17310,293
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Kafine (1,653) may also be a first name.

Kafine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafine is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafine? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kafine is the 1,214,709th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kafine reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 189,475th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,653 people.

Kafine is most numerous in Namibia, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 23,622. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Ohangwena Region, where 64 percent live, Oshana Region, where 33 percent live and Erongo Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Namibia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 46 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaffine921,535/
Kafinge922/
Kafinee921/
Kafinie921/
Kaufine920/
Kasfiner865/
Kaifineh862/
Kapfiner861/
Kafene83374/
Kafini8390/
Kafane8349/
Kefine8340/
Kafune8331/
Kafain837/
Kafein832/
Kofine831/
Cafine831/
Kafenge77192/
Kapfene7713/
Caffine7711/
Kepfine776/
Catfine776/
Khafane774/
Kafiena774/
Kafoune773/
Kaffane772/
Kafuini772/
Kaffiné772/
Kafeing772/
Kafanne771/
Kaffini771/
Kefaine771/
Kafeina771/
Kaffain771/
Kapfune771/
Keffine771/
Kefeine771/
Koffine771/
Kafinyi771/
Kafingi771/
Kafeene771/
Cafiney770/
Khaffane71453/
Kaffener7126/
Kaffenes7113/
Khaufane715/
Kofiyane712/
Kashfini711/
Kafyenge711/
Khafoune711/
Kafiyona711/
Kaufeing710/
Kauffain710/
Kefene674,051/
Kofane67934/
Kafuni67446/
Cafini67299/
Kafeni67105/
Cafane6747/
Kaufeisen6743/
Kafena6739/
Kofune6739/
Cofine6732/
Kofein6729/
Kafuny6721/
Qafini6716/
Khafiyani679/
Kafhen678/
Qafane677/
Kofini676/
Kafhem672/
Kafynh672/
Kaifahina671/
Kefini671/
Kafitinni671/
Kofene671/
Cafein671/
Cafene671/
Kafeun671/
Cafhin670/
Caffiness670/
Kkaufeing670/

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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
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  • 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 Kafine
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