Kifanga Surname
Approximately 462 people bear this surname
Kifanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 416 | 1:127,263 | 11,974 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kifanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kifanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kifanga occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kifanga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 653,013th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kifanga are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 127,263. In Tanzania Kifanga is most frequent in: Mbeya Region, where 43 percent live, Tanga Region, where 22 percent live and Njombe Region, where 19 percent live. Not including Tanzania Kifanga exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and The Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kifana | 92 | 96 | / |
| Kifaga | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kufanga | 86 | 968 | / |
| Kifaana | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kiphanga | 80 | 27 | / |
| Khoifana | 80 | 10 | / |
| Chifanga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kifaango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kufaanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khaifana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kefana | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kifano | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kefaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaifahina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chifana | 71 | 783 | / |
| Khefana | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kifuoga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kuphanga | 67 | 523 | / |
| Chifanha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chifango | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chifonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kufuonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiphangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceifagha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kifanga
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