Kafunja Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Kafunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kafunja Demographics
Kafunja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kafunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafunja is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafunja? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kafunja is the 3,228,735th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. Kafunja is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kafunja reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Kafunja is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,007,822. In Kenya Kafunja is most common in: Bungoma County, where 39 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 39 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 17 percent are found. Besides Kenya Kafunja is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and Malawi, where 11 percent are found.
Kafunja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafundja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khafunja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kafunya | 86 | 1,233 | / |
| Kafunsa | 86 | 135 | / |
| Kafunji | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kafunjo | 86 | 14 | / |
| Kafunza | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kafunia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kafinja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kefunja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kapfunya | 80 | 13 | / |
| Khafunza | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kafunyha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafinya | 71 | 61 | / |
| Kafunzo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kafunye | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kafunge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kafinia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kefunya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cafunha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafonjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kapfunye | 67 | 239 | / |
| Kaphunza | 67 | 237 | / |
| Khafunzo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kafunyhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keifunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kapfunge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofunco | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kaphonya | 53 | 5 | / |
| Cafuncho | 53 | 2 | / |
| Kapfonye | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kaphonia | 53 | 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 Kafunja
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