Kanfa Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Kanfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Kanfa (580) may also be a first name.
Kanfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanfa (Hindi: कनफा, Marathi: कानफा) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanfa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kanfa are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kanfa is also the 347,677th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 580 people.
The surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Apart from The DR Congo Kanfa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 3 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khanfa | 91 | 46 | / |
| Kainfa | 91 | 27 | / |
| Khanfai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Kanfash | 83 | 12 | / |
| Khanfaz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khanfas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanfo | 80 | 1,658 | / |
| Kanfi | 80 | 154 | / |
| Kamfa | 80 | 91 | / |
| Kanfe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Konfa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Canfa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kanfy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanfash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khanfaiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaimfa | 73 | 1,477 | / |
| Kanfeh | 73 | 400 | / |
| Konfai | 73 | 225 | / |
| Kanfed | 73 | 47 | / |
| Khamfa | 73 | 32 | / |
| Kanpha | 73 | 20 | / |
| Keanfe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Khanfi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Konfat | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kanfee | 73 | 12 | / |
| Konfaa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kanfou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kanfei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kanfio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kamfas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kounfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kanffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Konfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamfad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quanfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahmfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanfot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Canfaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kanfos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahnfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kampfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Konfea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamfai | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kanphai | 67 | 3,671 | / |
| Kanfesh | 67 | 494 | / |
| Kanfouh | 67 | 174 | / |
| Khamfai | 67 | 73 | / |
| Kanphap | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kaunfer | 67 | 40 | / |
| Qanfash | 67 | 27 | / |
| Khanpha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Khanfis | 67 | 18 | / |
| Khamfad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kanfood | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khanfou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keunfah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanfos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kamfatt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanffer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kahamfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keanpha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanfoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koonfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanfous | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanfa in the Hindi language | ||
| कनफा | kanapha | - |
| Kanfa in the Marathi language | ||
| कानफा | kanapha | - |
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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
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- 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 Kanfa
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