Kafinga Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kafinga Surname Definition:

Kafinga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: firewood.

Kafinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5611:131,69314,109
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
England41:13,929,515290,718
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kafinga (96) may also be a first name.

Kafinga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kafinga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: firewood.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kafinga Last Name Facts

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

Kafinga is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kafinga.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafinga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 532,873rd most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,025,653 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kafinga live; 93 percent live in Central Africa and 93 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kafinga is also the 968,397th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 96 people.

The surname Kafinga is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 131,693. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafina92433/
Kafinah8617/
Khafina865/
Kafenga864/
Kafiena864/
Kaufina862/
Kafinge862/
Kaffina861/
Kafingi861/
Kofinga861/
Kafeina861/
Cafinga861/
Kafiona861/
Kaphinga8048/
Kafinger802/
Kafuunga801/
Kofina77563/
Kafena7739/
Cafina7724/
Kafino772/
Qafina772/
Kapfinger75543/
Kaffinger752/
Kaifahina751/
Kaphingha751/
Kafengauz751/
Kofinas71517/
Kafenge71192/
Koffina7143/
Kofinaj715/
Kofeina715/
Kafeena712/
Koifina711/
Kafaino711/
Kaphina711/
Kavinah711/
Kaifena711/
Kafinou711/
Kofinai711/
Kofingi711/
Casfina711/
Caffeina6735/
Kafengye674/
Kaphingo671/
Kaphingi671/
Koufaina671/
Kafehena671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafinga
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