Kafunja Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kafunja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafunja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafundja931/
Khafunja931/
Kafunya861,233/
Kafunsa86135/
Kafunji8622/
Kafunjo8614/
Kafunza864/
Kafunia864/
Kafinja861/
Kefunja861/
Kapfunya8013/
Khafunza804/
Kafunyha801/
Kafinya7161/
Kafunzo715/
Kafunye713/
Kafunge712/
Kafinia712/
Kefunya711/
Cafunha711/
Kafonjo711/
Kapfunye67239/
Kaphunza67237/
Khafunzo6717/
Kafunyhi671/
Keifunya671/
Kapfunge671/
Kofunco571/
Kaphonya535/
Cafuncho532/
Kapfonye531/
Kaphonia531/

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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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