Kayafu Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kayafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zambia531:299,05516,868
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kayefu8327/
Kayfui835/
Koyafu831/
Kajafu831/
Khayfu831/
Kiyafou771/
Kaifu731,197/
Kaufu7329/
Keafu7313/
Kafeu732/
Kaefu731/
Keyfu731/
Kayfouch711/
Kaupfu6767/
Kaewfu6722/
Kajefu6710/
Kaefeu674/
Kuyifu673/
Kapfeu672/
Kaifou671/
Kaifeu671/
Kehafu671/
Keafeu671/
Kaufui671/
Kaufus670/

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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 Kayafu
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