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 last name Kafuba (Marathi: कडूबा) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafuba? popularity and diffusion
Kafuba is the 481,560th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. Kafuba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafuba reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 57 people.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 224,329. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 100 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found.
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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