Kalafani Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kalafani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalafani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kalafani Last Name Facts

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

Kalafani occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kalafani.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalafani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalafani is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. Kalafani occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Kalafani are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalafani94237/
Kalafana8841/
Kalafanoa8211/
Kalaphani8210/
Khalefani821/
Kolofani754/
Khalafony71262/
Calafange71223/
Khoulafane679/
Callafange675/
Khalapheni671/
Kolofane6364/
Kolofana6312/
Kolofeni631/
Koulafouna561/
Khalefoune561/
Kolefene501/

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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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  • 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 Kalafani
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