Kanfo Surname
Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname
Kanfo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1,520 | 1:12,074 | 1,046 |
| Niger | 129 | 1:148,775 | 5,453 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kanfo (12) may also be a first name.
Kanfo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanfo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kanfo (Arabic: كنفو) is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanfo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kanfo is the 241,088th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,395,384 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanfo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kanfo is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.
It is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1,520 people, or 1 in 12,074. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Centre-Est Region, where 53 percent reside, Est Region, where 24 percent reside and Plateau-Central Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Burkina Faso Kanfo occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 8 percent reside and Mali, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanfou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kanfot | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kanfos | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kanffo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kanfouh | 83 | 174 | / |
| Kanfood | 83 | 4 | / |
| Khanfou | 83 | 3 | / |
| Khanfos | 83 | 2 | / |
| Khanfoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kanfous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Konfo | 80 | 440 | / |
| Kanfa | 80 | 80 | / |
| Kamfo | 80 | 40 | / |
| Canfo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kanfoush | 77 | 48 | / |
| Kanfouch | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kamfoo | 73 | 63 | / |
| Khanfa | 73 | 46 | / |
| Konffo | 73 | 46 | / |
| Kainfa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Kounfo | 73 | 21 | / |
| Konpfo | 73 | 15 | / |
| Konfoh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kohnfo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kanpho | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kamfoi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kamfoy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Konhfo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Konfoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kamffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kamfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ko'nfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Canfos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khanfoush | 71 | 110 | / |
| Khanfouss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khamfoi | 67 | 309 | / |
| Khamfoo | 67 | 152 | / |
| Kanphop | 67 | 55 | / |
| Khamfoy | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kohunfo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kanfash | 67 | 12 | / |
| Qanfouh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qanfoud | 67 | 6 | / |
| Keunfou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kamfout | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khamfou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khanpho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khenfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanfaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanfas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanphod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kamfoth | 67 | 1 | / |
Kanfo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kanfo in the Arabic language | ||
| كنفو | knfw | - |
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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 Kanfo
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