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

Kafine is found in Namibia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafine? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kafine is the 1,214,709th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kafine live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 189,475th most numerous first name globally It is held by 1,653 people.

The surname Kafine is most widely held in Namibia, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 23,622. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Ohangwena Region, where 64 percent are found, Oshana Region, where 33 percent are found and Erongo Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Namibia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 46 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Kafine
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