Kafwanda Surname

337,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafwanda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kafwanda Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5521:28,7142,980
DR Congo5401:136,81414,550

Kafwanda (40) may also be a first name.

Kafwanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kafwanda has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafwanda? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 337,263rd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,673,577 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafwanda reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kafwanda is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 40 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 552 people, or 1 in 28,714. In Zambia Kafwanda is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 20 percent reside and Central Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 49 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafuanda88329/
Kavwanda8869/
Kafwamda881/
Kavuanda75412/
Kabwandi75178/
Kafuandi75144/
Cafuanda7549/
Kafuande754/
Kabwande751/
Kabwonda751/
Kavwande751/
Kabuhanda711/
Kabuandi6341/
Kafuondo631/
Kabuandey591/
Khavvandi591/
Khabuandee562/
Cabuandi501/
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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 Kafwanda
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