Kafupa Surname
Approximately 1,136 people bear this surname
Kafupa Surname Definition:
Kafupa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small bone.
Kafupa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 376 | 1:42,154 | 4,138 |
| DR Congo | 301 | 1:245,447 | 23,516 |
| Tanzania | 249 | 1:212,617 | 17,846 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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.
Kafupa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafupa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kafupa is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafupa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 326,995th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,415,093 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafupa reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 31 people.
It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 42,154. In Zambia Kafupa is most numerous in: Northern Province, where 59 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Zambia Kafupa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Tanzania, where 22 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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