Kafusi Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kafusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafusi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya731:632,60128,796
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kafusi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafusi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafusi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kafusi reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Kafusi is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 632,601. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Taita Taveta County, where 93 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 5 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya Kafusi occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Kafusi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kafusi last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaufusi92847/
Kafushi92233/
Kafousi92116/
Kafuusi921/
Kafutsi921/
Kafousis8691/
Kausfusi862/
Kafuthsi861/
Kaifushi861/
Kafuzi83265/
Kafisi83220/
Kafuji83167/
Kafusa8356/
Kofusi836/
Kafuci834/
Kafosi833/
Kafuse832/
Kafugi831/
Kafuxi831/
Kaffousis802/
Keawfusai801/
Kafhutshi801/
Kafutshhi801/
Kafishi773,114/
Kafusha772,637/
Kaifuji77103/
Kafuuzi7734/
Kafudji7720/
Kafouse7715/
Kafouzi771/
Kajfuse771/
Cafuusi771/
Kaifuchi71360/
Kaffouzi711/
Kafuisha711/
Khafutse711/
Kofuji672,842/
Kofuse67604/
Kafizi67410/
Cafisi67199/
Kafuza6757/
Kafuje6752/
Kofugi6711/
Kafozi676/
Kofuzi675/
Kafise675/
Kafuge675/
Cafuxi674/
Kafuze674/
Kafize674/
Kofisi672/
Kofosi671/
Kaewphusi671/
Cafusa671/
Kafici671/
Kashfuchi671/
Kafose671/

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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 Kafusi
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