Kafwimi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kafwimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kafwimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kafwimi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kafwimi occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kafwimi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Kafwimi live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Kafwimi is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Kafwimi is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 82 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 9 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafwimai931/
Kafwima8622/
Kabwimi865/
Kafwaima801/
Kavwime711/
Kabuimi711/
Kheawbaimai671/
Kavuima571/
Kafuema571/
Kobweemi537/

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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
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  • 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 Kafwimi
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