Kafuko Surname

27,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kafuko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafuko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda17,7941:2,194342
Zambia6871:23,0712,478
Tanzania6221:85,1158,650
DR Congo4721:156,52516,251
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England71:7,959,723202,100
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kafuko (588) may also be a first name.

Kafuko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafuko is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafuko? popularity and diffusion

Kafuko is the 27,416th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 371,624 people. The surname Kafuko is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafuko reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kafuko is also the 345,036th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 588 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 17,794 people, or 1 in 2,194. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 17 percent live, Mayuge District, where 13 percent live and Luuka District, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 3 percent live.

Kafuko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafuuko9281/
Kaffuko9220/
Kapfuko927/
Kafouko926/
Kaafuko923/
Kkafuko921/
Kafukho921/
Kafoukop861/
Kafoukoh861/
Kafuka832,414/
Kafoko8392/
Kafiko834/
Kafuuka7710/
Kafooko774/
Kaffoko774/
Kafouka773/
Kapfoko771/
Kaafiko771/
Kafoukas712/
Kayfuska711/
Kafika67352/
Kafoka674/
Kefiko671/
Kefuka671/
Cafuka671/
Kaphuka622,619/
Kaffika6221/
Caphuko625/
Ckafika621/
Kafikka621/
Kaffoka620/
Kafica5033/
Qefuka503/
Cofuco501/

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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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  • 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 Kafuko
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