Kafumbwe Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafumbwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafumbwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2261:70,1326,129
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kafumbwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafumbwe is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafumbwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 687,524th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,908,459 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafumbwe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 226 people, or 1 in 70,132. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Central Province, where 48 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 42 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafwumbwe941/
Kafumbe932,202/
Kafumbwa88242/
Kafuembe8841/
Kafimbwe884/
Kafuumbe882/
Kifumbwe882/
Kaffumbe881/
Kafumbiye8221/
Kafwembwe821/
Kafwambwe821/
Kifumbe802,179/
Kafumba801,429/
Kafumbu80979/
Kafumbi80914/
Kafumbo80544/
Kafambe80239/
Kafembe8016/
Gafumbe802/
Kafumpe802/
Kufumbe801/
Kavumbe801/
Kafimbe801/
Cafumbe801/
Kafumbe Wa781/
Kafwembe75777/
Kafoumba75147/
Kafuamba75130/
Kafimbwa75130/
Kafuimbi7562/
Kafuemba7534/
Kavimbwe7521/
Kavumbwa755/
Gafumbye754/
Kavhumbe752/
Kyafumba751/
Kafwimbe751/
Kifumbwa751/
Kafuambo751/
Kafuambu751/
Kafuimbo751/
Kafuumba751/
Gafumbwa751/
Kafumbiya71253/
Kvambe7114/
Kafwimbwa713/
Kaffoumba713/
Koufoumbe712/
Kfumbo711/
Kafamweba711/
Kiyufumbe711/
Kafwambwa711/
Kafwembee711/
Kafwimbwi711/
Kavumbi671,766/
Kavumbu671,630/
Kivambe67551/
Kavumba67350/
Kafimbo67303/
Kifembe67291/
Kifumba67288/
Kavembe67256/
Kafimbi67242/
Kafamba67202/
Kifumbu67111/
Kifumbi67109/
Kafimba6756/
Kafemba6747/
Kafambo6742/
Kifumbo6731/
Kavumbo6721/
Kavimbe6716/
Gafumba6715/
Kivumbe677/
Kafembi676/
Kafumpi676/
Kafumpa674/
Kufumba674/
Kwafwembwa674/
Kafombo672/
Kafambi672/
Kafomba672/
Kavambe672/
Cafumba672/
Kofumba671/
Kfmb671/
Gufumbe671/
Kefumbo671/
Kifimbe671/
Kafambu671/
Kovambe671/
Cafumpue631/

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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
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  • 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 Kafumbwe
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