Kafumbu Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4131:38,3783,829
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kafumbu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafumbu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kafumbu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafumbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kafumbu is the 367,731st most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,443,867 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafumbu reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 38,378. In Zambia Kafumbu is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 69 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 19 percent are found and Northern Province, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia Kafumbu occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 34 percent are found and Malawi, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafuambu931/
Kafumbe862,202/
Kavumbu861,630/
Kafumba861,429/
Kafumbi86914/
Kafumbo86544/
Kifumbu86111/
Kafumvu8641/
Kafambu861/
Kafumbwe80431/
Kafumbwa80242/
Kafoumba80147/
Kafuamba80130/
Kafimbou8078/
Kafuimbi8062/
Kafuembe8041/
Kafuemba8034/
Kavuambu8021/
Kafembou807/
Kafuumbe802/
Kaveumbu801/
Kiavumbu801/
Kifummbu801/
Kafuambo801/
Kafuimbo801/
Kafuumba801/
Kafwembu801/
Kafyambu801/
Kaffumbe801/
Kafimbua801/
Kyafumba801/
Kfumbo771/
Kafumbiya75253/
Kafumbiye7521/
Kaffoumba753/
Kafwumbwe751/
Kfmb731/
Kifumbe712,179/
Kavumbi711,766/
Kavumba71350/
Kafimbo71303/
Kifumba71288/
Kafimbi71242/
Kafambe71239/
Kafamba71202/
Kifumbi71109/
Kivumbu71103/
Kafimba7156/
Kavambu7155/
Kafemba7147/
Kafambo7142/
Kifumbo7131/
Kafunvu7130/
Kivambu7127/
Kavumbo7121/
Kafembe7116/
Gafumba7115/
Kafembi716/
Kafumpi716/
Kafumpa714/
Kufumba714/
Kafambi712/
Kafombo712/
Kafumpe712/
Kafomba712/
Gafumbe712/
Cafumba712/
Kavumbe711/
Kufumbe711/
Kefumbo711/
Kavembu711/
Kafumbe Wa711/
Kofumba711/
Cafumbe711/
Kafimbe711/
Kafwimbi678,771/
Kafwembe67777/
Kafwamba67670/
Kafwemba67132/
Kafimbwa67130/
Kaphumba6775/
Kavuamba6755/
Kafwimba6754/
Kavwambu6734/
Kafyimbi6728/
Kafyomba6727/
Kafwembo6721/
Kafiambo6721/
Kafwambo677/
Kavumbwa675/
Kafyemba674/
Kafyambo674/
Kafimbwe674/
Kavhumby674/
Kyavumba674/
Gafumbye674/
Kofoumba674/
Kavhumbe672/
Kifumbwe672/
Khavumbi672/
Kifoumba672/
Kafwimbe671/
Kavuambo671/
Kavuemba671/
Kifumbwa671/
Kaifimbo671/
Kaphambu671/
Kwafambi671/
Cafumpue671/
Gafumbwa671/

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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 Kafumbu
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