Kamfani Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Kamfani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 169 | 1:1,048,182 | 43,882 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kamfani (77) may also be a first name.
Kamfani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamfani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamfani (Marathi: कंफानी) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamfani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,168,344th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name Kamfani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Kamfani live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kamfani is also the 1,100,117th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 77 people.
Kamfani is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 1,048,182. In Nigeria Kamfani is most numerous in: Jigawa, where 33 percent reside, Sokoto, where 24 percent reside and Zamfara, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Kamfani exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanfani | 86 | 56 | / |
| Kamfeni | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kamphani | 80 | 758 | / |
| Khanfani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kamphanit | 75 | 33 | / |
| Khamphanit | 71 | 697 | / |
| Kanfana | 71 | 390 | / |
| Kanfany | 71 | 280 | / |
| Komfana | 71 | 102 | / |
| Kanfeni | 71 | 53 | / |
| Kamfona | 71 | 15 | / |
| Qomfani | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kanfane | 71 | 10 | / |
| Khamphanai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Konfani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kamphannip | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qamfane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qamfana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Komfeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemfane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemfoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kemfeni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamphanoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamphoni | 67 | 393 | / |
| Kampheni | 67 | 210 | / |
| Kasemphanit | 67 | 99 | / |
| Khamphannip | 67 | 31 | / |
| Gqamfane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khomfana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qhamfane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gqamfana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gqomfani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khamphannoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Camfaner | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qhamfana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khemfane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanfany | 67 | 1 | / |
Kamfani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamfani in the Marathi language | ||
| कंफानी | kamphani | - |
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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 Kamfani
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