Kafwaya Surname
Approximately 2,393 people bear this surname
Kafwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,175 | 1:33,968 | 4,226 |
| Zambia | 218 | 1:72,706 | 6,288 |
Kafwaya (102) may also be a first name.
Kafwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafwaya is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafwaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 178,482nd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,045,360 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafwaya live; 91 percent live in Central Africa and 91 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kafwaya is also the 935,178th most widespread first name in the world, held by 102 people.
This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,175 people, or 1 in 33,968. Not including The DR Congo it exists in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kafuaya | 86 | 62 | / |
| Kafwayi | 86 | 22 | / |
| Kafwayo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kafwaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kabwuaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kawbay | 77 | 16 | / |
| Kabwayi | 71 | 548 | / |
| Kafuayi | 71 | 193 | / |
| Kafwija | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kabwaja | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kavwayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kabwaye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaivway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaphway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavuaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabwayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kavvaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khabwayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kabwehya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khabbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koubwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaphuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khavwaja | 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 Kafwaya
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