Kafwanda Surname
Approximately 1,092 people bear this surname
Kafwanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 552 | 1:28,714 | 2,980 |
| DR Congo | 540 | 1:136,814 | 14,550 |
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 occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafwanda? popularity and diffusion
Kafwanda is the 337,263rd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,673,577 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafwanda are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most widespread first name globally, borne by 40 people.
It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 552 people, or 1 in 28,714. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent are found, North-Western Province, where 20 percent are found and Central Province, where 16 percent are found. Not including Zambia it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 49 percent are found.
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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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