Kafulo Surname
Approximately 1,124 people bear this surname
Kafulo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 983 | 1:16,124 | 1,808 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
Kafulo (79) may also be a first name.
Kafulo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafulo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafulo is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafulo? popularity and diffusion
Kafulo is the 329,664th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,483,582 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kafulo reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kafulo is also the 1,083,225th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 79 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 983 people, or 1 in 16,124. In Zambia Kafulo is most frequent in: Western Province, where 39 percent live, Southern Province, where 23 percent live and Central Province, where 17 percent live. Barring Zambia Kafulo is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafoulo | 92 | 7 | / |
| Kafula | 83 | 24,122 | / |
| Kafolo | 83 | 77 | / |
| Kafilo | 83 | 63 | / |
| Kofulo | 83 | 22 | / |
| Cafulo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Khafula | 77 | 173 | / |
| Kafuila | 77 | 96 | / |
| Kafulya | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kafuela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kafuula | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafulia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafoula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafulah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cafullo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafolou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaffilo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafhula | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafollo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katfulas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgaphulo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafila | 67 | 667 | / |
| Kafola | 67 | 184 | / |
| Kofolo | 67 | 103 | / |
| Kaifullah | 67 | 7 | / |
| Koufoulou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kefula | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kashfulad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khafoulah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kafulo
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