Kanfe Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kanfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kanfe (24) may also be a first name.
Kanfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kanfe is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanfe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanfe is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanfe are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Mande Africa. Kanfe is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held given name globally, borne by 24 people.
Kanfe is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,058,683. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 83 percent reside and Cascades Region, where 17 percent reside. Other than Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanfeh | 91 | 400 | / |
| Kanfed | 91 | 47 | / |
| Keanfe | 91 | 18 | / |
| Kanfee | 91 | 12 | / |
| Kanfei | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kanf | 89 | 16 | / |
| Kanfesh | 83 | 494 | / |
| Kaunfer | 83 | 40 | / |
| Kanffer | 83 | 2 | / |
| Konfe | 80 | 24,983 | / |
| Kanfi | 80 | 154 | / |
| Kanfa | 80 | 80 | / |
| Khanf | 80 | 47 | / |
| Kamfe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kanpf | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kanff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Keanf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kainf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanfy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khanfesh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kasinfer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kannpfer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kampfe | 73 | 276 | / |
| Canfer | 73 | 162 | / |
| Canfes | 73 | 118 | / |
| Khanfa | 73 | 46 | / |
| Canfez | 73 | 44 | / |
| Kainfa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Khanfi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Konffe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Konfed | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kamfeu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Konfer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Konfie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Konfee | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kanpff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kanfio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Konfea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahnfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kounfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamfee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahanf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khainf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamfed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cannfe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kamffer | 67 | 509 | / |
| Kanw | 67 | 159 | / |
| Kamf | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kanphet | 67 | 72 | / |
| Kanv | 67 | 68 | / |
| Khonfeh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Konf | 67 | 19 | / |
| Khanfis | 67 | 18 | / |
| Khanfai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khonfes | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kanpher | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaamfer | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kangeew | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kampffe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kamfesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanfoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamfoey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kampfee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koonfei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounfeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quanfes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qanf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canf | 67 | 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
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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 Kanfe
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