Kafuni Surname
Approximately 446 people bear this surname
Kafuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 383 | 1:192,897 | 19,402 |
| Zambia | 48 | 1:330,207 | 17,862 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kafuni (26) may also be a first name.
Kafuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kafuni is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafuni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 670,508th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafuni are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kafuni is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 26 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 192,897. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafunyi | 92 | 1,185 | / |
| Kafouni | 92 | 210 | / |
| Kafuuni | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kafuini | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kafungi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keafuni | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khafunoi | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kafounis | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kafuna | 83 | 1,053 | / |
| Kafini | 83 | 90 | / |
| Kafune | 83 | 31 | / |
| Kafoni | 83 | 22 | / |
| Kafuny | 83 | 21 | / |
| Kafouna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kafoune | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kaphuni | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafunge | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafunna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kapfuna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafonyi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaffini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaafuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafinyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafinie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafuuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafunoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kapfune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khafuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaifouna | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khafoune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qatfouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapfunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafine | 67 | 193 | / |
| Khaphunoi | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kofune | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kafona | 67 | 29 | / |
| Qafini | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kofini | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kafone | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kofuna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cafuna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kefini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cafoni | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Kafuni
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