Kapufu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kapufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kapufu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kapufu is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapufu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kapufu are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Kapufu is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 17 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kapfu9117/
Kpufu916/
Kapoufou861/
Kapufi838,440/
Kapafu83316/
Kapofu83161/
Kapefu83111/
Kaupfu8367/
Kabufu8348/
Kipufu832/
Kappuf832/
Kapfua831/
Kapufa831/
Kapf8059/
Kappauf77593/
Kapfuwa7789/
Kapfuwe778/
Kwabufu777/
Kapufoi774/
Kapufya772/
Kapufwe771/
Kapfo73260/
Kaipf7364/
Kapff7356/
Kubfu738/
Kapfa733/
Kapaf733/
Kapfe732/
Khpfu731/
Kapvu731/
Kapif731/
Kupfu731/
Kapof731/
Kapef731/
Kpafu731/
Kpufo731/
Kepfu730/
Kaupf730/
Keapf730/
Kappauff7148/
Kaboufou7147/
Kwabuufu712/
Kapeyafu711/
Kapofi671,256/
Kabafu67344/
Kpuyuf67311/
Kabefu67308/
Kabuvu6768/
Kapefa6763/
Khapif6720/
Khupfu6718/
Kapuov6717/
Kapovu6712/
Kpf6710/
Kapuph679/
Kipofu674/
Kubefu673/
Kaipfa673/
Kibafu672/
Kapfeu672/
Kaupfi671/
Kapuvi671/
Kwapif671/
Kapavu671/
Kapifo671/
Kapafi671/
Kape Aufa671/
Kapifa671/
Kipefu671/
Kpafui671/
Gapfua671/
Kabauf671/
Kpefua671/
Kabofu671/
Cappuf670/
Kuapff670/

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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 Kapufu
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