Kamafu Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Kamafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kamafu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kamafu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamafu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamafu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamafu are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamafui921/
Khammafu869/
Kamefu83106/
Komafu8323/
Kemafu831/
Khamofu7718/
Komatfu771/
Kemafou771/
Kammafoo711/
Komofu671/
Khommaphut501/
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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 Kamafu
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