Kaphu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Kaphu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Kaphu (201) may also be a first name.
Kaphu Demographics
Average Kaphu Salary in
South Africa
R 8,796
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kaphu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaphu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaphu (Hindi: काफू, Oriya: କାଫୁ) is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kaphu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaphu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kaphu is the 4,649,889th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Kaphu are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kaphu is also the 639,077th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 201 people.
The surname Kaphu is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kilifi County, where 69 percent live, Kwale County, where 8 percent live and Mombasa County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Kaphu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Kaphu last name 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
Kaphu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaphu in the Oriya language | ||
| କାଫୁ | kaphu | 60 |
| କଫୁ | kaphu | 40 |
| Kaphu in the Hindi language | ||
| काफू | kaphu | 50 |
| काफु | kaphu | 25 |
| कप्हू | kap'hu | 25 |
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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 Kaphu
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