Kafuma Surname
Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname
Kafuma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 455 | 1:85,801 | 9,029 |
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Zambia | 148 | 1:107,094 | 8,406 |
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kafuma (67) may also be a first name.
Kafuma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafuma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafuma is found most in Uganda. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafuma? popularity and diffusion
It is the 355,667th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,130,671 people. The surname Kafuma occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafuma reside; 54 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 67 people.
The surname Kafuma is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 455 people, or 1 in 85,801. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kampala District, where 22 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 17 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Uganda Kafuma exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Zambia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafuuma | 92 | 1,852 | / |
| Katfuma | 92 | 21 | / |
| Kapfuma | 92 | 10 | / |
| Kaffuma | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kafumah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafumaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafuema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaffuuma | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kapfumha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kafumo | 83 | 142 | / |
| Kafume | 83 | 104 | / |
| Kafoma | 83 | 51 | / |
| Cafuma | 83 | 25 | / |
| Kofuma | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kafima | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kefuma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafumi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafomai | 77 | 322 | / |
| Kapfumo | 77 | 181 | / |
| Kafomay | 77 | 97 | / |
| Kafumhe | 77 | 78 | / |
| Khafumi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Kapfume | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kavumah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kafooma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapfumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kahafoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapfumhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafomo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Cafumo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kafomi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kofumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauphusma | 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 Kafuma
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