Kifufu Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Kifufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Kifufu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kifufu is most common in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifufu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,185,157th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kifufu live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 384,789. Apart from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Kivufu83140/
Kafufu83108/
Kifufi8312/
Kfuhfu834/
Cifufu831/
Kfuf802/
Chifufu77107/
Kafuufu7710/
Kaifouf774/
Kifouefoue751/
Kafuf73147/
Kifif7322/
Kfouf734/
Kfufe731/
Kfauf731/
Kafuafua71144/
Kafuefue7148/
Chipfufu711/
Kivuvu671,285/
Kafuvu67301/
Kifafa6755/
Kififi6742/
Kifafi6738/
Kafufi6710/
Kifafy679/
Kifefe677/
Kofouf671/
Kifuve671/
Kifffa671/
Kavufu671/
Kifuvi671/
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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 Kifufu
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