Kafuru Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kafuru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafuru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4381:120,87111,494
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kafuru (15) may also be a first name.

Kafuru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafuru is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafuru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 596,518th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,960,816 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kafuru reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 438 people, or 1 in 120,871. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 62 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 28 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Kafuru is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafurau9211/
Kafourou86315/
Kofuru832/
Qafuru831/
Kafourous8018/
Kaifiru771/
Cafurau771/
Kaforou626/
Kaforau621/
Kafierou571/

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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 Kafuru
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