Kafwata Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Kafwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 308 | 1:239,869 | 23,092 |
| Zambia | 54 | 1:293,517 | 16,670 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kafwata (48) may also be a first name.
Kafwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafwata is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kafwata click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafwata? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kafwata is the 778,856th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafwata reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kafwata is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 48 people.
This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 239,869. Excluding The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 15 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafuata | 86 | 451 | / |
| Kafweta | 86 | 344 | / |
| Kafwota | 86 | 21 | / |
| Kaewvata | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kaifwate | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kabwati | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kabwato | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kabwate | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kafwote | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavvata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavvatha | 67 | 86 | / |
| Kaphwati | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kabweita | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kabwaate | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kavvathas | 63 | 202 | / |
| Kobwattha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kabuati | 57 | 474 | / |
| Kovbata | 57 | 117 | / |
| Kavueta | 57 | 116 | / |
| Kavvati | 57 | 116 | / |
| Kabwoto | 57 | 60 | / |
| Kavveta | 57 | 15 | / |
| Kobwato | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kabuate | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kabbathi | 53 | 5 | / |
| Khabbati | 53 | 3 | / |
| Kavvadti | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kabuatey | 53 | 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 Kafwata
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