Kafundo Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafundo Surname Definition:

Kafundo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small knot.

Kafundo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zambia391:406,40820,045
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Kafundo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kafundo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small knot.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Kafundo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafundo is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafundo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,504,764th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafundo live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 28 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapfundo931/
Kafunda8616,650/
Cafundo86124/
Kafondo8636/
Kapfunda8013/
Kafuunda802/
Kofunda7121/
Cafundó718/
Kefunda711/
Kafonda711/
Cafunda711/
Koufounda635/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafundo
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