Kifuli Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kifuli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifuli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
England51:11,143,612252,590
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kifuli (162) may also be a first name.

Kifuli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kifuli is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifuli? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kifuli is the 1,511,557th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Kifuli is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kifuli are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kifuli is also the 720,105th most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 162 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 569,265. In Tanzania Kifuli is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 28 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kifouli9288/
Kifulio921/
Kiffouli8610/
Kifula83665/
Kufuli83114/
Kifili8349/
Kifule837/
Kifilie771,610/
Kifoula77582/
Kifuila7775/
Kifouly7722/
Kaifili773/
Chifuli772/
Kifulya772/
Kiffili771/
Khifili771/
Kufulyi771/
Keafuli771/
Kiffoli771/
Kifuele771/
Kiffouly7162/
Kipfuila711/
Kiffuleh711/
Kifile677,660/
Kifola6735/
Kifole675/
Kefula673/
Koifoulla672/
Kefili672/
Kufili672/
Kiffoully671/
Kefule671/

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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 Kifuli
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