Kafoda Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kafoda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafoda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kafoda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafoda occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafoda? popularity and diffusion

Kafoda is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kafoda are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kiruhura District, where 20 percent live, Ntungamo District, where 20 percent live and Rakai District, where 20 percent live. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafooda926/
Kafouda922/
Kaafooda861/
Kafada83153/
Kafode8372/
Kafeda8355/
Kafuda836/
Kafedha77172/
Kofouda7719/
Kaifada776/
Khafuda772/
Kafadha771/
Kafedah771/
Kafauda770/
Khafadah7114/
Kaufoudy711/
Kafudi6767/
Kafado6742/
Kafude6732/
Kafade6713/
Kafadi676/
Cafada673/
Kofode673/

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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 Kafoda
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