Kafire Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kafire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda381:1,027,34944,109
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kafire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafire (Hindi: कफीरे) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafire? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kafire are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Kafire is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,027,349. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Sironko District, where 45 percent reside, Buikwe District, where 16 percent reside and Kibuku District, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafire922/
Kafir9195/
Kafre9121/
Kafere831,629/
Kafare83755/
Kafiri83163/
Kafira83137/
Kafier83119/
Kafure83100/
Khafir8347/
Kaffir8333/
Kefire8314/
Kahfir8312/
Kafair833/
Khafre831/
Kaufre831/
Kadfir831/
Kafgir830/
Kafiris77176/
Kafoure7768/
Kafieri7765/
Kaffure7739/
Kafitri7716/
Kafirzi7714/
Kafuure7711/
Kaffier7711/
Khafare7710/
Kaifiri777/
Khafere774/
Kafaare772/
Khafure771/
Kaafare771/
Khafira771/
Kashfir771/
Kadfiri771/
Kafaira771/
Kafeere771/
Kaferei771/
Khaifir771/
Kaphire771/
Kaifere771/
Kaufier770/
Kafer733,116/
Cafre73207/
Cafir7350/
Kofir7331/
Qafir7314/
Kofre733/
Khaphire7112/
Caffiere719/
Khafairy712/
Kafirova711/
Kafuirii711/
Kafeiris711/
Koufired711/
Khafoure711/
Kapferee710/
Kapfer674,348/
Kaufer671,902/
Kafera671,742/
Kaffer671,737/
Qafare67697/
Kaifer67345/
Cafure67306/
Cafuir67205/
Keafer67171/
Kaferi67121/
Kafuri67112/
Kofira6770/
Kafury6769/
Cafier6761/
Caffre6757/
Khofir6745/
Kafert6733/
Cafere6728/
Kafyra6722/
Kofiri6720/
Kahfiyara6717/
Casfir6716/
Kefere6714/
Kayfer6710/
Khafer679/
Kaphir678/
Kafery678/
Kofare677/
Koffre676/
Qafiri676/
Qadfir675/
Kafeer675/
Kahfer675/
Kafyri674/
Kofair674/
Kafger672/
Kaphre672/
Kavfer672/
Koffir672/
Koofre672/
Kafyry672/
Kopfir672/
Kofiry672/
Kofure672/
Katfer671/
Khafirova671/
Kofier671/
Kafoureas671/
Kafourieh671/
Kofrej671/
Qafere671/
Kefiri671/
Keifre671/
Kaferr671/
Khaphaire671/
Keifir670/
Kawfer670/

Kafire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafire in the Hindi language
कफीरेkaphire-

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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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  • 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 Kafire
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