Kalafu Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Kalafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 101 | 1:156,930 | 11,128 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Solomon Islands | 41 | 1:14,147 | 2,649 |
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Kalafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalafu (Hindi: कलफू, Marathi: कलफू) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalafu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,159,732nd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kalafu live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 156,930. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Northern Province, where 60 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 38 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalafut | 92 | 1,073 | / |
| Kalafus | 92 | 246 | / |
| Khalafu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kalafusz | 86 | 81 | / |
| Khalafus | 86 | 26 | / |
| Kalafuss | 86 | 6 | / |
| Khalafou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kalefu | 83 | 52 | / |
| Kalofu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kelafu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khalafouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Calafut | 77 | 48 | / |
| Calafus | 77 | 44 | / |
| Khalefu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kalafút | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kalafús | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kalyofu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaleefu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kalaphut | 71 | 39 | / |
| Khalaphu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kolofu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kelefu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Colafut | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kalephu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Khelefu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kolofut | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kolofusz | 57 | 8 | / |
| Khalephu | 57 | 4 | / |
| Qalloufus | 53 | 1 | / |
Kalafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalafu in the Hindi language | ||
| कलफू | kalaphu | - |
| Kalafu in the Marathi language | ||
| कलफू | kalaphu | - |
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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 Kalafu
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