Kafu Surname
Approximately 1,641 people bear this surname
Kafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 485 | 1:109,158 | 10,559 |
| DR Congo | 376 | 1:196,488 | 19,671 |
| South Africa | 372 | 1:145,639 | 16,615 |
| Japan | 142 | 1:900,312 | 19,121 |
| Papua New Guinea | 49 | 1:166,402 | 23,077 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Libya | 25 | 1:249,759 | 1,033 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
The alternate forms: Kafú (1) are calculated separately.
Kafu (356) may also be a first name.
Kafu Demographics
Average Kafu Salary in
United States
$43,607 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafú | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafui | 89 | 4,247 | / |
| Kaifu | 89 | 1,197 | / |
| Kafou | 89 | 468 | / |
| Khafu | 89 | 238 | / |
| Kafau | 89 | 46 | / |
| Kaufu | 89 | 29 | / |
| Kafup | 89 | 22 | / |
| Kapfu | 89 | 17 | / |
| Kaffu | 89 | 16 | / |
| Keafu | 89 | 13 | / |
| Kaafu | 89 | 12 | / |
| Kafuz | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kafeu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kafud | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kaefu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kafuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kafoud | 80 | 130 | / |
| Kaupfu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Kahafu | 80 | 55 | / |
| Khafuz | 80 | 36 | / |
| Kaffou | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kaewfu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Khafus | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kayfui | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kaefeu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khafou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kapfeu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kafous | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaifou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaufui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khayfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafaus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keafeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Katfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khatfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaifeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kadfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaufus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kofu | 75 | 753 | / |
| Cafu | 75 | 429 | / |
| Kefu | 75 | 342 | / |
| Qafu | 75 | 234 | / |
| Khaffou | 73 | 239 | / |
| Kheawfu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kahaafu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Khafous | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kafoush | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaheefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaafous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapfuss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khofu | 67 | 397 | / |
| Kafoe | 67 | 185 | / |
| Khefu | 67 | 162 | / |
| Caffu | 67 | 159 | / |
| Kofou | 67 | 135 | / |
| Cafeu | 67 | 92 | / |
| Koffu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Koifu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Caifu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kuifu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kaphu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kefuh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kofui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cafuy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kgofu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kofau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kafoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Keefu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kefuu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cafou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koufu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keufu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayfouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaffous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafúň | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kefeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kepfu | 67 | 0 | / |
Kafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafu in the Hindi language | ||
| कफू | kaphu | 50 |
| काफू | kaphu | 50 |
| Kafu in the Russian language | ||
| Кафу | kafu | - |
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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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- 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 Kafu
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