Kafupa Surname

326,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafupa Surname Definition:

Kafupa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small bone.

Kafupa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3761:42,1544,138
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
Tanzania2491:212,61717,846
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kafupa (31) may also be a first name.

Kafupa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kafupa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small bone.

— The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama
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Kafupa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafupa is found most in Zambia. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafupa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 326,995th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafupa live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kafupa is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 31 people.

The surname Kafupa is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 42,154. In Zambia Kafupa is mostly found in: Northern Province, where 59 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent live and Luapula Province, where 12 percent live. Beside Zambia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapfupa929/
Kafupi833,143/
Kafupe8349/
Kafipa838/
Kofupa831/
Kapfupi77169/
Kofoupa775/
Kaphupa774/
Kapfupe771/
Kaphupha7189/
Kaffuphy711/
Kofupo671/
Kaewphupha631/
Kaphipa6292/
Kofipah628/
Khofipah5722/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafupa
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