Kafulafula Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kafulafula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafulafula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3401:50,3507,017
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kafulafula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafulafula occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kafulafula.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafulafula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kafulafula is the 806,178th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kafulafula reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Not including Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and Cuba, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafulafila901/
Kafolafola801/
Kavlfala561/
Kavalival5310/
Kavelivale5019/
Kavilevale504/
Kavalavale503/
Kavelivali503/
Kavalivale502/
Kophalival501/
Cavulovulo501/

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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 Kafulafula
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