Kalafo Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Kalafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Senegal | 13 | 1:1,121,488 | 3,334 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kalafo (18) may also be a first name.
Kalafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalafo (Arabic: كالفو) is found most in Mali. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalafo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 887,624th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. Kalafo is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kalafo are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name globally, held by 18 people.
This last name is most common in Mali, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 65,771. Not including Mali it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Senegal, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalafos | 92 | 11 | / |
| Khalafo | 92 | 7 | / |
| Khalafou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kallaafo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalafa | 83 | 357 | / |
| Kalefo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kelafo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khalafouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khalafa | 77 | 1,351 | / |
| Khalefo | 77 | 354 | / |
| Calafos | 77 | 9 | / |
| Kaelafa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Callafo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kalaafa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kalafad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kallafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalafas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalaffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Calafot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaliafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaalafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khalafah | 71 | 2,309 | / |
| Khalaifa | 71 | 129 | / |
| Khaleefo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kaliafas | 71 | 23 | / |
| Khaliafa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kalaphot | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kalliafa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khalayfa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kalafats | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kahlafat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khalafha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khalayfah | 67 | 1,348 | / |
| Kalefa | 67 | 800 | / |
| Kolafa | 67 | 348 | / |
| Kolofo | 67 | 319 | / |
| Khalaifat | 67 | 103 | / |
| Calefo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kalliafas | 67 | 67 | / |
| Calafa | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kalofa | 67 | 41 | / |
| Calafà | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khaleefoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kelafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalafatch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalaifah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khailafat | 67 | 1 | / |
Kalafo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalafo in the Arabic language | ||
| كالفو | kalfw | - |
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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 Kalafo
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