Kafwilo Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kafwilo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kafwilo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2021:78,4656,688
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kafwilo (11) may also be a first name.

Kafwilo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kafwilo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kafwilo occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafwilo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,168,344th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. Kafwilo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kafwilo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kafwilo is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename at a global level, held by 11 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 78,465. In Zambia Kafwilo is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 33 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 27 percent live and Central Province, where 21 percent live. Beside Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafwila861,455/
Kafwelo8699/
Kafuila7196/
Kafwela713/
Kabwelo711/
Khabwila671/
Kaewveloo631/
Keawvilas631/
Keawvilad631/
Kofuila574/
Kafuela574/
Kabuelo571/
Kavwela571/
Kavvila571/
Kabuhila531/
Kaphwela531/
Cabvillo531/
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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 Kafwilo
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