Kafura Surname

469,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kafura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4441:34,7715,363
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Uganda521:750,75536,601
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Kafura (312) may also be a first name.

Kafura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafura (Hindi: कफूरा, Russian: Кафура) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kafura.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafura? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 469,321st most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,178,137 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kafura live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kafura is also the 497,456th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 312 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 444 people, or 1 in 34,771. In Zimbabwe Kafura is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 44 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 36 percent are found and Harare Province, where 14 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.

Kafura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kafura surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kafura last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Kafura earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $45,105 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapfura92129/
Kafurau9211/
Kafaura921/
Kaffura921/
Kafuraha861/
Kafuro83389/
Kafira83137/
Kafuri83112/
Kafure83100/
Kafury8369/
Kafora8333/
Kefura8331/
Kofura8314/
Cafura831/
Kafoureas801/
Kafoury77258/
Kafouri77204/
Kafoure7768/
Kaffure7739/
Kafuure7711/
Kaffury774/
Kafuero774/
Kaifora772/
Kaufora771/
Khafira771/
Kaifuro771/
Kafoora771/
Kapfuri771/
Khafure771/
Kaforau771/
Cafurau771/
Kafourou71315/
Kafouris7194/
Cafouras719/
Khafoury716/
Khafouri712/
Kayfouri712/
Kadfouri711/
Khafoure711/
Kafuirii711/
Kafouroy711/
Kaffoury711/
Kafauros711/
Cafora67329/
Cafure67306/
Kafory67122/
Kofira6770/
Kaforo6745/
Kafore6724/
Qafuri6724/
Kafourous6718/
Cafuri6713/
Kafori678/
Cafuro674/
Kofure672/
Kofuri672/
Kefira671/
Kofora671/
Kafourieh671/

Kafura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafura in the Hindi language
कफूराkaphura71.43
कफुराkaphura28.57
Kafura in the Russian language
Кафураkafura-

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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 Kafura
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