Kafo Surname

427,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands2041:2,843275
Papua New Guinea1631:50,0236,268
Nigeria941:1,884,49767,423
Cameroon861:241,50123,877
Niger821:234,0497,581
Namibia661:36,5065,148
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Libya161:390,2481,390
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Kafo (531) may also be a first name.

Kafo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafo (Hindi: काफो, Russian: Кафо) is borne by more people in The Solomon Islands than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kafo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafo? popularity and diffusion

Kafo is the 427,422nd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,019,240 people. Kafo occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Kafo are found; 45 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 25 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania. Kafo is also the 366,022nd most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 531 people.

This last name is most widespread in The Solomon Islands, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 2,843. In The Solomon Islands it is most frequent in: Malaita Province, where 50 percent live, Capital Territory, where 39 percent live and Isabel Province, where 6 percent live. Besides The Solomon Islands this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Kafo Last Name Statistics demography

Kafo earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaffo891,408/
Kafoa89766/
Kafou89468/
Kapfo89260/
Khafo89161/
Kafoi89138/
Kaefo8977/
Kaifo8927/
Kafoy8927/
Kafuo8913/
Keafo8913/
Kaufo8912/
Kafoo896/
Kafod896/
Kafot891/
Kafood80189/
Kaffoi80148/
Kafoud80130/
Kajfoš8029/
Kaffou8023/
Ka'afo806/
Khafou804/
Kaifoš804/
Kafous802/
Kaefoy802/
Kaffoa801/
Khafoh801/
Katfou801/
Kaifou801/
Kajfos801/
Kadfou801/
Kahafo801/
Kafoha801/
Kafout801/
Keafoi801/
Khaafo801/
Kaifoo801/
Kawfoi801/
Keafoy801/
Kafa756,097/
Kofo75288/
Kefo75125/
Cafo7544/
Qafo753/
Khaffou73239/
Kajfosz73204/
Khaefoi73107/
Kaewfoo7332/
Keawfoo7315/
Kaifosz738/
Kaifosh737/
Khafous734/
Kafoush732/
Kaewfoy732/
Khafoos731/
Kaafous731/
Kaufhod731/
Kattfot731/
Kasfood731/
Khafood731/
Kofod672,349/
Kaifa671,574/
Caffo671,204/
Kaffa671,092/
Kaufa67870/
Koffo67538/
Kofos67372/
Kaafa67195/
Khafa67194/
Kofou67135/
Kafaa67123/
Kafah6796/
Koifo6792/
Koefo6772/
Kafap6757/
Kkafa6756/
Kafau6746/
Kaefa6739/
Kuifo6735/
Keffo6734/
Kefuo6723/
Kafad6720/
Kapho6716/
Koufo6716/
Kaifosch6710/
Keifo679/
Khofo676/
Khefo675/
Kahfa674/
Kapfa673/
Cafou672/
Gkafa672/
Kafaï672/
Kafeu672/
Kafga672/
Håkafoss672/
Kofoa672/
Kofoi672/
Kepfo671/
Keafa671/
Kayfouch671/
Khaffous671/
Keufo671/
Kefoh671/
Kefoi671/
Kashfood671/
Kajfa671/
Koïfo671/
Qafod671/
Kgafa671/
Cafoy671/
Kheawfoo671/
Keefo670/
Kaffooth670/
Kaufhoit670/

Kafo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafo in the Hindi language
काफोkapho-
Kafo in the Russian language
Кафоkafo-

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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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  • 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 Kafo
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