Kafuta Surname

131,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafuta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafuta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,1481:34,3954,278
Zambia1,1091:14,2921,632
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kafuta (118) may also be a first name.

Kafuta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafuta occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kafuta.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafuta? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 131,390th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,117,857 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafuta are found; 62 percent are found in Central Africa and 62 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 859,937th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 118 people.

The last name Kafuta is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,148 people, or 1 in 34,395. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 32 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Kafuta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapfuta927/
Kafuuta921/
Kafutha921/
Kafita834,826/
Kafuti834,567/
Cafuta831,241/
Kafute83345/
Kafota83209/
Kafuto8316/
Kaufuti77126/
Kafouti7771/
Kafuthe779/
Kahfita778/
Khafita776/
Kaphuta774/
Kafuuti772/
Kafitha772/
Kafuute772/
Kafuiti771/
Cafutta771/
Kafoute771/
Kafutti771/
Kafuthi771/
Koufouta7176/
Kafusthi7134/
Kafoutou718/
Kaphutha714/
Kafoutis714/
Kafoto67226/
Kafito6727/
Kaphuttha6711/
Kofita676/
Cafuti674/
Kefita674/
Kafote672/
Cafita672/
Cafute671/
Kofute671/
Kafoti671/
Kefuto671/

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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 Kafuta
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