Kafuma Surname

355,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kafuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4551:85,8019,029
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Zambia1481:107,0948,406
Tanzania971:545,79034,985
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 surname Kafuma has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafuma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 355,667th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,130,671 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafuma live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kafuma is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 67 people.

The last name Kafuma is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 455 people, or 1 in 85,801. In Uganda Kafuma is most common in: Kampala District, where 22 percent are found, Kamuli District, where 17 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Uganda Kafuma occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafuuma921,852/
Katfuma9221/
Kapfuma9210/
Kaffuma924/
Kafumah921/
Kafumaa921/
Kafuema921/
Kaffuuma869/
Kapfumha862/
Kafumo83142/
Kafume83104/
Kafoma8351/
Cafuma8325/
Kofuma836/
Kafima834/
Kefuma831/
Kafumi831/
Kafomai77322/
Kapfumo77181/
Kafomay7797/
Kafumhe7778/
Khafumi7714/
Kapfume7713/
Kavumah773/
Kafooma771/
Kapfumi771/
Kahafoma711/
Kapfumhe711/
Kafomo6722/
Cafumo674/
Kafomi673/
Kofumi672/
Kofoma672/
Kofumo671/
Kauphusma671/

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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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