Kafuro Surname
Approximately 389 people bear this surname
Kafuro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 290 | 1:8,308 | 1,613 |
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kafuro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafuro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kafuro is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafuro? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 741,235th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafuro are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kafuro is most numerous in Namibia, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 8,308. In Namibia Kafuro is most frequent in: Kavango East Region, where 84 percent live, Khomas Region, where 9 percent live and Hardap Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Namibia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 23 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafuero | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kaifuro | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafourou | 86 | 315 | / |
| Kafouroy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafauros | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafura | 83 | 716 | / |
| Kaforo | 83 | 45 | / |
| Cafuro | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kafourous | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kapfura | 77 | 129 | / |
| Kafurau | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kaforou | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kafiroh | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kefauro | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kafhoro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafaura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keifuro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kafooro | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaffura | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaforho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cafouros | 71 | 25 | / |
| Koufouro | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kafuraha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafierou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafira | 67 | 137 | / |
| Kafora | 67 | 33 | / |
| Koforo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kefura | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kofura | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kofiro | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cafiro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cafura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaforo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kefiro | 67 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kafuro
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