Kanafu Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Kanafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kanafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanafu occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanafu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Kanafu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanafu are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Kanafu is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda Kanafu is primarily concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 57 percent live, Wakiso District, where 27 percent live and Budaka District, where 3 percent live. Excluding Uganda Kanafu is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kangafu | 92 | 11 | / |
| Kanafou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kanafus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khanafu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kangafou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khanafou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanaffou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanhafou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanefu | 83 | 1,364 | / |
| Kanofu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kaneffu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanefu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khenafou | 71 | 223 | / |
| Kounafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khenaffou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kenefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kongofu | 62 | 34 | / |
| Kaneadpheud | 59 | 1 | / |
| Konofoud | 57 | 1 | / |
| Konoffou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kounoufoud | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kounoutfou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kanafu
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