Kafwa Surname
Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 602 | 1:122,724 | 13,305 |
| Kenya | 289 | 1:159,792 | 12,556 |
| Tanzania | 182 | 1:290,888 | 22,561 |
| Zambia | 76 | 1:208,552 | 13,419 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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..
Kafwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person whose job it is to help.
Kafwa Demographics
Kafwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafwat | 91 | 62 | / |
| Kafwaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kawfwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khafwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kafwaha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafua | 80 | 849 | / |
| Kafwe | 80 | 337 | / |
| Kavwa | 80 | 168 | / |
| Kafwi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kawva | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kefwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kawba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kofwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qafwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kavwai | 73 | 125 | / |
| Kabwai | 73 | 58 | / |
| Kaufua | 73 | 44 | / |
| Kabwau | 73 | 22 | / |
| Kawbay | 73 | 16 | / |
| Khabwa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Kaabwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kabw'a | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kayfua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafuat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kawvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauvwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kavwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kapfua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaivwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafuayi | 67 | 193 | / |
| Kahabwa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Khawvat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khawbah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keawfua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khabwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaivway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaphway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavwas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Kafwa
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