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 has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafizi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 713,660th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. The last name Kafizi occurs predominantly 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 commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 52 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 241,743. In Tanzania Kafizi is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 96 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it is found 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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