Kalifungwa Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kalifungwa Surname Definition:

Kalifungwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a peron who is declared to be locked in bondage. Loosely translated as; "The small one has been imprisoned"..

Kalifungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3871:40,9564,020
England101:5,571,806158,774
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Kalifungwa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kalifungwa is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a peron who is declared to be locked in bondage. Loosely translated as; "The small one has been imprisoned"..

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kalifungwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalifungwa is found most in Zambia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalifungwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 728,955th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kalifungwa are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Kalifungwa is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 40,956. In Zambia Kalifungwa is most frequent in: Lusaka Province, where 37 percent live, Luapula Province, where 24 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 12 percent live. Excluding Zambia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Scotland, where 0 percent live.

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