Kafuna Surname
Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname
Kafuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Kenya | 250 | 1:184,720 | 13,886 |
| Zambia | 242 | 1:65,496 | 5,808 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| Uganda | 74 | 1:527,558 | 29,544 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kafuna (238) may also be a first name.
Kafuna Demographics
Kafuna Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kafuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafuna (Hindi: काफूना) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafuna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 347,156th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,920,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafuna live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kafuna is also the 580,229th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 238 people.
It is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Besides Malawi this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and Zambia, where 23 percent are found.
Kafuna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kafuna last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafunga | 92 | 3,439 | / |
| Kafouna | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kapfuna | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kafunna | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kaafuna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khafuna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafuena | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafunoa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafuuna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kaifouna | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kapfunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafuni | 83 | 446 | / |
| Kafuno | 83 | 258 | / |
| Kafune | 83 | 31 | / |
| Kafona | 83 | 29 | / |
| Kafuny | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kofuna | 83 | 5 | / |
| Cafuna | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kefuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafunyi | 77 | 1,185 | / |
| Kafungo | 77 | 563 | / |
| Kafouni | 77 | 210 | / |
| Kafinah | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kafuuni | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kafiena | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kafoune | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cafunga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kaifona | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafuini | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafunge | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kapfune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keafuni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafungi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kofunga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cafunha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafoena | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koufouna | 71 | 99 | / |
| Kaphunga | 71 | 27 | / |
| Khafunoi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kafounis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kapfumha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kafoungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khafoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaphunna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapfunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kefuno | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kofune | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kafoni | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kofona | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kafone | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kafono | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kafino | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koufounah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafuno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koufougna | 67 | 1 | / |
Kafuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kafuna in the Hindi language | ||
| काफूना | kaphuna | - |
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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 Kafuna
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