Kafwela Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kafwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kafwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kafwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kafwela has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kafwela.
How Common Is The Last Name Kafwela? popularity and diffusion
Kafwela is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Kafwela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafwela are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,924,961. In Zambia Kafwela is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 50 percent live and North-Western Province, where 50 percent live. Barring Zambia Kafwela occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kafwila | 86 | 1,455 | / |
| Kafwala | 86 | 456 | / |
| Kafwelo | 86 | 99 | / |
| Kafuela | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kafwele | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kafweli | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kavwela | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khafweli | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kaphwela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafwalaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaewvelay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kavwele | 71 | 369 | / |
| Kafwile | 71 | 338 | / |
| Kafwilo | 71 | 204 | / |
| Kafuila | 71 | 96 | / |
| Kafwalo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kavvela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kafwili | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kofuela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafuele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kabwelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khafueli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kavhwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kawvilai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khabwila | 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 Kafwela
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