Kafulani Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kafulani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafulani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Kafulani Last Name Facts

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

Kafulani is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kafulani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafulani? popularity and diffusion

Kafulani is the 5,057,639th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Kafulani is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kafulani reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Kafulani is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Kafulani is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 89 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafuleni881/
Kafulane881/
Khafulane822/
Khafulana821/
Kafilane751/
Qaphulani715/
Kafilone6313/
Qofulana632/
Qaphulane592/
Qhaphulana561/

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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 Kafulani
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