Kalafya Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kalafya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 22 | 1:2,406,437 | 48,353 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kalafya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalafya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalafya has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalafya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Kalafya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalafya live; 79 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,406,437. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 41 percent live, Arusha Region, where 18 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalyafya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalofya | 86 | 214 | / |
| Kalefya | 86 | 189 | / |
| Kalafia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kalafyo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khalafia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kalafiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Calyafya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khalaifia | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kalaifiae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khalafiat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kolafia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalafio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalofyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khelafia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kélaifia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelaifia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khelaifia | 63 | 4,953 | / |
| Khélaifia | 63 | 5 | / |
| Khellafia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Khelayfia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Khellaifia | 59 | 2 | / |
| Kheilaifia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kalefia | 57 | 4 | / |
| Calafio | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kolafio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kalofia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khalefia | 53 | 4 | / |
| Calafios | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Kalafya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis