Kafolo Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kafolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kafolo (186) may also be a first name.

Kafolo Last Name Facts

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

Kafolo is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafolo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,152,526th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Kafolo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kafolo are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kafolo is also the 667,122nd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 186 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Outside of The DR Congo Kafolo exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafoulo927/
Kafolou921/
Kafollo921/
Kafulo831,124/
Kafola83184/
Kofolo83103/
Kafelo8349/
Kafalo8332/
Kafeelo7717/
Koufolo773/
Kafalos772/
Kafoula771/
Kapholo771/
Kgafola771/
Kafalou771/
Kaffelo771/
Kafoola771/
Khafola771/
Kgafhola714/
Kouffolo711/
Kgapholo711/
Kafula6724,122/
Kafela67167/
Kafala67147/
Cafola6753/
Kofulo6722/
Cafelo6717/
Koufoulou676/
Kofelo674/
Cafulo674/
Cafalo672/
Kofola671/
Khafoulah671/
Qofolo671/
Caffoglio671/

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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 Kafolo
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