Kafwa Surname

316,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kafwa Surname Definition:

Kafwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: (Biblical title) One who serves as a helper in times of dire need. This is in reference to God and / or Jesus Christ..

Kafwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6021:122,72413,305
Kenya2891:159,79212,556
Tanzania1821:290,88822,561
Zambia761:208,55213,419
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kafwa (183) may also be a first name.

Kafwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kafwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: (Biblical title) One who serves as a helper in times of dire need. This is in reference to God and / or Jesus Christ..

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kafwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person whose job it is to help.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kafwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafwa is found most in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 316,181st most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,144,642 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafwa live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 183 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 602 people, or 1 in 122,724. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and Tanzania, where 15 percent reside.

Kafwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kafwa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafwat9162/
Kafwaa911/
Kawfwa911/
Khafwa911/
Kafwaha831/
Kafua80849/
Kafwe80337/
Kavwa80168/
Kafwi8011/
Kawva803/
Kefwa802/
Kawba801/
Kofwa801/
Qafwa801/
Kavwai73125/
Kabwai7358/
Kaufua7344/
Kabwau7322/
Kawbay7316/
Khabwa7315/
Kaabwa733/
Kabw'a731/
Kayfua731/
Kafuat731/
Kawvat731/
Kauvwa731/
Kavwau731/
Kapfua731/
Kaivwa731/
Kafuayi67193/
Kahabwa6782/
Khawvat674/
Khawbah672/
Keawfua671/
Kaewhwa671/
Kabwaha671/
Khabwai671/
Kaivway671/
Kaphway671/
Khavwas671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kafwa
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