Kafunga Surname

131,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafunga Surname Definition:

Kafunga is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: shepherd / A pastor or church elder.

Kafunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,7371:9,1251,072
DR Congo1,2311:60,0167,159
Tanzania2461:215,21018,004
Namibia1281:18,8233,339
Uganda591:661,68333,952
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Kafunga (286) may also be a first name.

Kafunga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kafunga is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: shepherd / A pastor or church elder.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kafunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafunga is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kafunga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafunga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 131,446th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,119,089 people. Kafunga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafunga are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 523,065th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 286 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 1,737 people, or 1 in 9,125. In Zambia Kafunga is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 39 percent are found, North-Western Province, where 17 percent are found and Western Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Zambia this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafuunga931/
Kapfunga931/
Kafuna921,053/
Kafuga9217/
Kafungo86563/
Kafouna863/
Cafunga863/
Kafunna862/
Kafunge862/
Kapfuna862/
Kafuuna861/
Kafunoa861/
Kafungi861/
Kefunga861/
Kaafuna861/
Khafuna861/
Kafonga861/
Kofunga861/
Kaphunga8027/
Kaifouna806/
Kapfunge801/
Kafoungo801/
Kafuno77258/
Kafona7729/
Kafugo776/
Kofuna775/
Cafuga773/
Cafuna772/
Kadphunga751/
Kauffunger7164/
Kafongo7159/
Kafougo7142/
Kaewphunga715/
Kaifona712/
Cafunha711/
Cafungo711/
Kafoena711/
Koufouna6799/
Kaphonga6768/
Kafougou6741/
Khafunoi6714/
Kapfumha672/
Kaphunna671/

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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 Kafunga
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