Kafulama Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kafulama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafulama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1321:401,07328,352
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Zambia311:511,28822,588
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

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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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  • 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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