Kafungo Surname

562,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kafungo Surname User-submission:

In Kenya, Kafungo or Kabungo is a Kikuyu surname in Kenya. It means 'small button'.

Kafungo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4991:148,05515,508
Zambia461:344,56418,269
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Kafungo (38) may also be a first name.

Kafungo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Kenya, Kafungo or Kabungo is a Kikuyu surname in Kenya. It means 'small button'.

- muniuwangure

Kafungo Last Name Facts

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

Kafungo is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafungo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kafungo is the 562,869th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 12,944,131 people. The surname Kafungo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafungo live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kafungo is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 38 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 499 people, or 1 in 148,055. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 8 percent reside and Malawi, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafoungo931/
Kafuno92258/
Kafugo926/
Kafunga863,439/
Kafongo8659/
Kafougo8642/
Cafungo861/
Kafunoa861/
Kafougou8041/
Khafunoi8014/
Kafuunga801/
Kapfunga801/
Kafuna771,053/
Kafuga7717/
Kafogo772/
Kafono772/
Cafuno771/
Kofongo7148/
Kafouna713/
Cafunga713/
Kapfuna712/
Kafunna712/
Kaafuna711/
Kafonga711/
Khafuna711/
Kefunga711/
Kafuuna711/
Kofunga711/
Kaphunga6727/
Kaifouna676/
Kofougou671/
Kaphongo671/

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