Kafuba Surname
Approximately 692 people bear this surname
Kafuba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 236 | 1:224,329 | 18,617 |
| Uganda | 170 | 1:229,643 | 17,617 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Zambia | 113 | 1:140,265 | 10,259 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafuiba | 92 | 55 | / |
| Kafouba | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kafuuba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaffouba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafubi | 83 | 37 | / |
| Kafiba | 83 | 18 | / |
| Cafuba | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kafube | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kafuva | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kafoube | 77 | 481 | / |
| Kafuubi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kapfuva | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kafumpa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kafobe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kefubo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofobau | 62 | 24 | / |
| Kafumpi | 62 | 6 | / |
| Kafuvyi | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kafumpe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kafoobo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kafumphe | 57 | 22 | / |
| Cafubhoy | 57 | 3 | / |
| Koufoube | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kofoubou | 57 | 1 | / |
Kafuba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafuba in the Marathi language | ||
| कडूबा | kaduba | - |
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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 Kafuba
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