Kaphu Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kaphu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaphu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Kaphu (201) may also be a first name.

Kaphu Last Name Facts

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

Kaphu (Hindi: काफू, Oriya: କାଫୁ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaphu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaphu is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kaphu live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 639,077th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 201 people.

The surname Kaphu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 69 percent are found, Kwale County, where 8 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Kaphu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Kaphu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 96.3% less than the national average, earning R 8,796 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaphu91183/
Kapahu9183/
Katphu9153/
Kgaphu9122/
Kaphut9112/
Kaaphu911/
Kaphou911/
Kaephu911/
Kapu8910,223/
Kaewphu8313/
Keawphu832/
Khaiphu831/
Khatphu831/
Kaipu803,023/
Kapui801,711/
Kapeu801,436/
Kaapu80579/
Kapau80435/
Kapuy80404/
Kappu80253/
Kapou80239/
Kaupu80198/
Kaypu80113/
Keapu80100/
Kapuš8087/
Caphu8060/
Khapu8031/
Kapuu8026/
Kapuh8020/
Kgapu8018/
Kapfu8017/
Kaepu8014/
Kephu8012/
Kapuş8011/
Kapuś806/
Kahpu805/
Kophu801/
Kahvu801/
Kapux801/
Qaphu801/
Khawphut771/
Kappou73620/
Kapusz7378/
Kaupfu7367/
Kahafu7355/
Khephu7345/
Kajpus7326/
Kapauz7315/
Kaspou7314/
Kophou7313/
Kapuhs7313/
Keapau7313/
Kahapu7312/
Khapus7312/
Kapuss7311/
Kapaus739/
Kahupu738/
Kaipau737/
Kaaipu735/
Khaipu735/
Kapooh735/
Kapuhe735/
Kapuch734/
Kaputt734/
Kajpuš734/
Kautpu734/
Kapeus734/
Kaipou734/
Kephou734/
Kophut734/
Ka'apu733/
Kapfeu732/
Kahpui732/
Katpui732/
Kaippu731/
Kappeu731/
Caphus731/
Kepheu731/
Kauput731/
Kayput731/
Kahavu731/
Kapouh731/
Kgapau731/
Qhaphu731/
Caephu731/
Kaipui731/
Khadpu731/
Khophu731/
Kauphfuss710/
Kafu671,641/
Kepu67912/
Kopu67451/
Capu67406/
Kajpust67341/
Caiphus67269/
Kaupuzs67133/
Kaipust6761/
Kaupush6711/
Kapouch6711/
Kapusch6710/
Kaupužs675/
Kahaafu675/
Keadput675/
Qapu674/
Kappush673/
Kappaus673/
Kappout673/
Kaupuss672/
Kouphou672/
Kaashpu671/
Kappuch671/
Kapuhyi671/
Kajpusz671/
Kaheefu671/
Kapó671/
Kappous671/
Caphuis671/
Kajputh671/
Khophui671/
Kapfuss670/

Kaphu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaphu in the Oriya language
କାଫୁkaphu60
କଫୁkaphu40
Kaphu in the Hindi language
काफूkaphu50
काफुkaphu25
कप्हूkap'hu25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaphu
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