Kafulama Surname
Approximately 293 people bear this surname
Kafulama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Nigeria | 55 | 1:3,220,777 | 97,902 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 33 | 1:1,183,008 | 47,935 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kafulama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafulama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafulama is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kafulama.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafulama? popularity and diffusion
Kafulama is the 908,336th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafulama reside; 56 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kafulama is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania Kafulama is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 91 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 7 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafuluma | 88 | 314 | / |
| Kavulama | 88 | 21 | / |
| Kafulami | 88 | 9 | / |
| Kafolama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kafolamau | 82 | 137 | / |
| Kavualama | 82 | 21 | / |
| Kafolamai | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kafulumah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kafuuluma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kaffuluma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kavulam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kafluma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kauvulamma | 78 | 3 | / |
| Kafulumaye | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kuvulama | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kafoloma | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kafelamo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kafelmau | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kavlamma | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gafulamu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kafuleme | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kavelama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kufuluma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gafalama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kavuluma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kavalama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kavulami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kifuluma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kiavalama | 71 | 69 | / |
| Kavelamma | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kofolamau | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kavalamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kovalamma | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kavlam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kevalamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavilamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaflem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavalamah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavalam | 67 | 203 | / |
| Kovalam | 67 | 128 | / |
| Kavellamma | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kiyavalama | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kevalam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghaflam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuvulam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kflm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaavelamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafeelm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavvelamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavallamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafoloma | 63 | 4 | / |
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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 Kafulama
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