Kafisi Surname
Approximately 220 people bear this surname
Kafisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kafisi (29) may also be a first name.
Kafisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafisi occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafisi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kafisi is the 1,108,016th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The last name Kafisi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafisi reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 29 people.
Kafisi is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Other than Malawi this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafishi | 92 | 3,114 | / |
| Kafitshi | 86 | 27 | / |
| Kafizi | 83 | 410 | / |
| Cafisi | 83 | 199 | / |
| Kafisa | 83 | 165 | / |
| Kafusi | 83 | 84 | / |
| Kafesi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Kafise | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kofisi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kafici | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafigi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kaufusi | 77 | 847 | / |
| Cafissi | 77 | 624 | / |
| Kafisha | 77 | 64 | / |
| Kafetsi | 77 | 39 | / |
| Khafizi | 77 | 25 | / |
| Quafisi | 77 | 23 | / |
| Kaffesi | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kafirzi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kapfizi | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kafesie | 77 | 8 | / |
| Caffisi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafessi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Qafisiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaifise | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafuusi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafishe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafejis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafejsi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafigi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafidzi | 71 | 47 | / |
| Khafiezi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kafedjis | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kafisheh | 71 | 9 | / |
| Koffissi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kefhishi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khafaise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafuisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafuzi | 67 | 265 | / |
| Cafici | 67 | 139 | / |
| Kafesy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kafesa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kafeci | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kofusi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kafuci | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kafeji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kafize | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cafisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kafuse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kefesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kafige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayfisher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafaiseh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kafisi
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