Kamfumu Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kamfumu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamfumu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679

Kamfumu (24) may also be a first name.

Kamfumu Last Name Facts

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

Kamfumu is found most frequently in Malawi. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamfumu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 904,049th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kamfumu are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kamfumu is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 24 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Apart from Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamufumu93173/
Kampfumu932/
Kwamfumu931/
Kiamfumu931/
Kamfum9211/
Kimfumu861,031/
Kamfumo869/
Kemfumu864/
Kamfuma862/
Kamufumo8015/
Kimffumu801/
Kamufuma801/
Komfum7767/
Kamfom773/
Kumfum771/
Kimfoumou7518/
Kamvuma7110/
Kemfume7110/
Kamfami712/
Kimafum711/
Komfoum711/
Kimfuma711/
Kamfome711/
Kamfoma711/
Kimfuema67908/
Khamphum67271/
Quimfumu672/
Kamafemo671/
Kimfuemi671/
Kamefeme671/
Kimifumi671/

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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 Kamfumu
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