Kanafunzi Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kanafunzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanafunzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania661:802,14642,626
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kanafunzi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanafunzi is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanafunzi? popularity and diffusion

Kanafunzi is the 2,203,767th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kanafunzi live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 802,146. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 95 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Kanafunzi exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanfunzi942/
Kinvunza594/

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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 Kanafunzi
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