Kamfose Surname

760,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kamfose Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamfose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
England71:7,959,723202,100
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Kamfose Last Name Facts

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

Kamfose occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamfose? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kamfose is the 760,012th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,381,771 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kamfose live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Kamfose is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Beside Malawi this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamfosi861,083/
Khamfous801/
Kanfodse801/
Kamfas772/
Kanfos771/
Kamphouse7584/
Khamfousi751/
Kanfosi71131/
Kamfozi71131/
Khanfousse715/
Khanfos712/
Khamfoussi711/
Kanfous711/
Komfosi711/
Camfosa710/
Khanfous67434/
Kamfushi6763/
Kanfoush6748/
Kamphost673/
Kamphosi671/
Kamforzi671/
Konfosse671/
Kamphois671/

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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 Kamfose
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