Kafu Surname

243,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Kafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4851:109,15810,559
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
South Africa3721:145,63916,615
Japan1421:900,31219,121
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Zambia301:528,33122,995
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Libya251:249,7591,033
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Solomon Islands81:72,50414,153
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
England71:7,959,723202,100
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

The alternate forms: Kafú (1) are calculated separately.

Kafu (356) may also be a first name.

Kafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafu (Hindi: कफू, Russian: Кафу) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Kafú. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 243,084th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,440,918 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kafu reside; 32 percent reside in East Africa and 31 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kafu is also the 461,707th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 356 people.

The surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 109,158. In Tanzania Kafu is most common in: Tabora Region, where 71 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 27 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 23 percent live.

Kafu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kafu surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kafu earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.29% less than the national average, earning R 139,524 per year and in United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,607 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafú921/
Kafui894,247/
Kaifu891,197/
Kafou89468/
Khafu89238/
Kafau8946/
Kaufu8929/
Kafup8922/
Kapfu8917/
Kaffu8916/
Keafu8913/
Kaafu8912/
Kafuz894/
Kafeu892/
Kafud891/
Kaefu891/
Kafuu891/
Kafoud80130/
Kaupfu8067/
Kahafu8055/
Khafuz8036/
Kaffou8023/
Kaewfu8022/
Khafus8012/
Kayfui805/
Kaefeu804/
Khafou804/
Kapfeu802/
Kafous802/
Kaifou801/
Kaufui801/
Khayfu801/
Kafaus801/
Keafeu801/
Katfou801/
Khatfu801/
Kaifeu801/
Kadfou801/
Kafout801/
Kaufus800/
Kofu75753/
Cafu75429/
Kefu75342/
Qafu75234/
Khaffou73239/
Kheawfu739/
Kahaafu735/
Khafous734/
Kafoush732/
Kaheefu731/
Kaafous731/
Kapfuss730/
Khofu67397/
Kafoe67185/
Khefu67162/
Caffu67159/
Kofou67135/
Cafeu6792/
Koffu6745/
Koifu6729/
Caifu6726/
Kuifu6721/
Kaphu6718/
Kefuh6715/
Kofui6712/
Cafuy6710/
Kgofu677/
Kofau677/
Kafoo676/
Keefu674/
Kefuu673/
Cafou672/
Koufu672/
Kofus672/
Keufu671/
Kahvu671/
Keyfu671/
Kofut671/
Kofuu671/
Kayfouch671/
Khaffous671/
Kafúň671/
Kefeu671/
Kofuh671/
Cafus670/
Kepfu670/

Kafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafu in the Hindi language
कफूkaphu50
काफूkaphu50
Kafu in the Russian language
Кафуkafu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafu
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