Kafizi Surname
Approximately 410 people bear this surname
Kafizi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 219 | 1:241,743 | 19,666 |
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Kafizi (52) may also be a first name.
Kafizi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafizi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafizi is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafizi? popularity and diffusion
Kafizi is the 713,660th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafizi live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 52 people.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 241,743. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 96 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 43 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khafizi | 92 | 25 | / |
| Kafirzi | 92 | 14 | / |
| Kapfizi | 92 | 11 | / |
| Khafidzi | 86 | 47 | / |
| Khafiezi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Kafuzi | 83 | 265 | / |
| Kafisi | 83 | 220 | / |
| Kafize | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kafiza | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafici | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafigi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafetzi | 77 | 813 | / |
| Kafuuzi | 77 | 34 | / |
| Khafiza | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kaphizi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khofizi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafidze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafedzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafichi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafigi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaphaizi | 71 | 748 | / |
| Kapfidze | 71 | 264 | / |
| Kafitshi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kaffetzi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Khafizoa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khafizee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kafetzii | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cafisi | 67 | 199 | / |
| Cafici | 67 | 139 | / |
| Kafusi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kafeza | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kafica | 67 | 33 | / |
| Kafesi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kafeci | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kofuzi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kafise | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kafeji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kafuze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kofisi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kafige | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafice | 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 Kafizi
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