Kafula Surname

22,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafula Surname Definition:

Kafula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the bearer of many good things.

Kafula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia17,0181:931127
DR Congo3,8651:19,1152,404
Tanzania2,3401:22,6252,793
Namibia4021:5,9941,162
Malawi3921:43,6716,239
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Solomon Islands271:21,4834,219
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
England91:6,190,895170,599
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Kafula (1,715) may also be a first name.

Kafula Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kafula is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: the bearer of many good things.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kafula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafula (Hindi: कफुला, Russian: Кафула) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafula? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,520th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 302,112 people. The surname Kafula occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafula reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kafula is also the 185,411th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 1,715 people.

The last name Kafula is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 17,018 people, or 1 in 931. In Zambia Kafula is primarily concentrated in: Northern Province, where 39 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live. Beside Zambia it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Tanzania, where 10 percent live.

Kafula Last Name Statistics demography

Kafula earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.36% less than the national average, earning R 77,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafula92173/
Kafuila9296/
Kafulya9213/
Kafuela924/
Kafuula922/
Kafulia921/
Kafoula921/
Kafhula921/
Kafulah921/
Katfulas861/
Kafulo831,124/
Kafila83667/
Kafuli83293/
Kafola83184/
Kafule8364/
Kefula833/
Kaifullah807/
Kashfulad801/
Khafoulah801/
Kafilah77211/
Kafilaj7771/
Khafila7718/
Kaafuli7714/
Kopfula778/
Kafoulo777/
Kofuila774/
Khefula773/
Kafilai773/
Kafolau773/
Katfule772/
Kefuula771/
Kafilia771/
Khofula771/
Khafola771/
Kofuela771/
Kofoula771/
Kafoola771/
Kafolea771/
Kafuule771/
Kaufila771/
Keafuli771/
Kofulla771/
Kaphula771/
Caufula770/
Khazfullah751/
Kgaphula7141/
Kahafule7123/
Khafilah711/
Kaphulla711/
Khaphula711/
Koyfoula711/
Kafolo6777/
Kafilo6763/
Cafola6753/
Kofila6745/
Kofulo6722/
Cafuli6714/
Kafole6713/
Khaffouli679/
Kefila676/
Cafulo674/
Keefullah673/
Koifoulla672/
Kafoli672/
Kafoly671/
Kofola671/
Gkaffilia671/
Cafule671/

Kafula Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafula in the Hindi language
कफुलाkaphula-
Kafula in the Russian language
Кафулаkafula-

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