Kanfo Surname

241,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kanfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,5201:12,0741,046
Niger1291:148,7755,453
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanfou913/
Kanfot911/
Kanfos911/
Kanffo911/
Kanfouh83174/
Kanfood834/
Khanfou833/
Khanfos832/
Khanfoi831/
Kanfous831/
Konfo80440/
Kanfa8080/
Kamfo8040/
Canfo807/
Kanfoush7748/
Kanfouch774/
Kamfoo7363/
Khanfa7346/
Konffo7346/
Kainfa7327/
Kounfo7321/
Konpfo7315/
Konfoh7310/
Kohnfo739/
Kanpho737/
Kamfoi736/
Kamfoy734/
Konhfo732/
Konfoo732/
Kamffo731/
Kamfou731/
Ko'nfo731/
Canfos731/
Khanfoush71110/
Khanfouss711/
Khamfoi67309/
Khamfoo67152/
Kanphop6755/
Khamfoy6730/
Kohunfo6712/
Kanfash6712/
Qanfouh679/
Qanfoud676/
Keunfou674/
Kamfout674/
Khamfou672/
Khanpho671/
Khenfou671/
Khanfaz671/
Khanfas671/
Kanphod671/
Kamfoth671/

Kanfo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanfo in the Arabic language
كنفوknfw-

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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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  • 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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