Kafongo Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Kafongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kafongo (49) may also be a first name.
Kafongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafongo is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafongo? popularity and diffusion
Kafongo is the 2,506,728th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kafongo reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kafongo is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Beside The DR Congo Kafongo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafoungo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kafono | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kafogo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kafungo | 86 | 563 | / |
| Kofongo | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kafougo | 86 | 42 | / |
| Kafango | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kafonga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafougou | 80 | 41 | / |
| Kaphongo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaffango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafona | 77 | 29 | / |
| Kofono | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cafono | 77 | 0 | / |
| Koufongou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kafunga | 71 | 3,439 | / |
| Kafanga | 71 | 158 | / |
| Kafouna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaifona | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cafungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kasfona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafanoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaphonga | 67 | 68 | / |
| Qhofongo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaifouna | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kapfunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafuunga | 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 Kafongo
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