Kafuba Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2361:224,32918,617
Uganda1701:229,64317,617
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Zambia1131:140,26510,259
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kafuba (57) may also be a first name.

Kafuba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafuba (Marathi: कडूबा) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafuba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kafuba is the 481,560th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,531,136 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafuba are found; 59 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kafuba is also the 1,308,380th most frequently used first name globally, held by 57 people.

The surname Kafuba is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 224,329. In Tanzania Kafuba is most common in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent live and Kigoma Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafuiba9255/
Kafouba922/
Kafuuba921/
Kaffouba861/
Kafubi8337/
Kafiba8318/
Cafuba839/
Kafube839/
Kafuva832/
Kafoube77481/
Kafuubi777/
Kapfuva777/
Kafumpa774/
Kafobe672/
Kefubo671/
Kofobau6224/
Kafumpi626/
Kafuvyi624/
Kafumpe622/
Kafoobo621/
Kafumphe5722/
Cafubhoy573/
Koufoube571/
Kofoubou571/

Kafuba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafuba in the Marathi language
कडूबाkaduba-

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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 Kafuba
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