Kayafu Surname
Approximately 129 people bear this surname
Kayafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Zambia | 53 | 1:299,055 | 16,868 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Kayafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kayafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kayafu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kayafu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kayafu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,581,912th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kayafu live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 41 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayefu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Kayfui | 83 | 5 | / |
| Koyafu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kajafu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khayfu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kiyafou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaifu | 73 | 1,197 | / |
| Kaufu | 73 | 29 | / |
| Keafu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Kafeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaefu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keyfu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kayfouch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaupfu | 67 | 67 | / |
| Kaewfu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kajefu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaefeu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuyifu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kapfeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kaifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaifeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaufui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaufus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kayafu
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