Kafusha Surname

164,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafusha Surname Definition:

Kafusha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one that brings too much.

Kafusha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,4951:10,6021,224
DR Congo1,0951:67,4707,957
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Kafusha (60) may also be a first name.

Kafusha Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kafusha is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one that brings too much.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kafusha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafusha (Russian: Кафуша) is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafusha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kafusha is the 164,490th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,763,574 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafusha live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 60 people.

The last name Kafusha is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,495 people, or 1 in 10,602. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Luapula Province, where 26 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 25 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafutsha931/
Kafuisha931/
Kafusa9256/
Kafushi86233/
Kafisha8664/
Kafusia861/
Kafucha861/
Kafousia8041/
Khafutsa801/
Kaifushi801/
Kafousas801/
Kafisa77165/
Kafusi7784/
Kafuza7757/
Kafuso775/
Kafuse772/
Cafusa771/
Kafhutshi751/
Kafutshhi751/
Keawfusai751/
Kaufusi71847/
Kafousi71116/
Qafisha7116/
Kafouse7115/
Kafuche7110/
Cafussa719/
Kafisah714/
Kafutsi711/
Kafuusi711/
Khafosa711/
Khafisa711/
Kajfuse711/
Kafuuza711/
Kaifuchi67360/
Kafousis6791/
Qafishah6751/
Khafisah6719/
Kaffoshy677/
Khafutso674/
Kaphosha674/
Kafouche672/
Kausfusi672/
Khafutse671/
Kafuthsi671/
Kefoussa671/
Katphusa671/

Kafusha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kafusha in the Russian language
Кафушаkafusa-

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