Kafiso Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kafiso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kafiso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafiso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafiso occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafiso? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Kafiso occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafiso live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 100 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 9 percent reside and Niger, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khafiso | 92 | 25 | / |
| Kaafiso | 92 | 1 | / |
| Cafiso | 83 | 788 | / |
| Kafisa | 83 | 165 | / |
| Kafeso | 83 | 57 | / |
| Kafuso | 83 | 5 | / |
| Cafisso | 77 | 84 | / |
| Kafisha | 77 | 64 | / |
| Kafizas | 77 | 44 | / |
| Koffiso | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kafisah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Cafisco | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kafaijo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cafisio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaficho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caffiso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafisa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caifiso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafizo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafisah | 71 | 19 | / |
| Khafizoa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khaphiso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kafetsou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kafficho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafitsha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafuisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafusa | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kafica | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kafetsios | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kafesa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cafisa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kafija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cafizo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafuzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafiza | 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 Kafiso
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