Kafwasa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Kafwasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 10 | 1:1,584,992 | 31,679 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kafwasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafwasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kafwasa is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kafwasa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafwasa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Kafwasa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafwasa live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 1,584,992. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 60 percent live and Central Province, where 40 percent live. Barring Zambia Kafwasa occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafwaisha | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kafwatsha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kafwesa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kabwasha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kavwaza | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kaewhuasai | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kowbasa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Kabwaza | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kabbasa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kabwase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keawhuasai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabweasi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kowbassa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kavwaiza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kafwesha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keawhuashai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewhuashai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabwaise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabbasha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawbassi | 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
- 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 Kafwasa
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