Kafo Surname
Approximately 808 people bear this surname
Kafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 204 | 1:2,843 | 275 |
| Papua New Guinea | 163 | 1:50,023 | 6,268 |
| Nigeria | 94 | 1:1,884,497 | 67,423 |
| Cameroon | 86 | 1:241,501 | 23,877 |
| Niger | 82 | 1:234,049 | 7,581 |
| Namibia | 66 | 1:36,506 | 5,148 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Kafo (531) may also be a first name.
Kafo Demographics
Average Kafo Salary in
United States
$21,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more frequently found in The Solomon Islands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 427,422nd most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,019,240 people. The surname Kafo occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Kafo live; 45 percent live in Oceania Islands and 25 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. Kafo is also the 366,022nd most common forename globally. It is borne by 531 people.
The last name Kafo 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 primarily found in: Malaita Province, where 50 percent are found, Capital Territory, where 39 percent are found and Isabel Province, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The Solomon Islands this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.
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
Kafo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafo in the Hindi language | ||
| काफो | kapho | - |
| Kafo in the Russian language | ||
| Кафо | kafo | - |
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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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