Kifumu Surname
Approximately 1,075 people bear this surname
Kifumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 569 | 1:93,043 | 9,294 |
| DR Congo | 499 | 1:148,055 | 15,508 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Kifumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kifumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kifumu occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kifumu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 341,576th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,779,112 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kifumu are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Kifumu is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 569 people, or 1 in 93,043. In Tanzania Kifumu is primarily found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 47 percent live, Kigoma Region, where 26 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 23 percent live. Other than Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 46 percent live and Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kipfumu | 92 | 582 | / |
| Kifum | 91 | 8 | / |
| Kifoumou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kafumu | 83 | 2,668 | / |
| Kivumu | 83 | 182 | / |
| Kifuma | 83 | 96 | / |
| Kifumo | 83 | 23 | / |
| Kifume | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kifamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kefumu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kifimu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kfum | 80 | 35 | / |
| Kifm | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kfmu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kifuame | 77 | 527 | / |
| Chifumu | 77 | 121 | / |
| Kifuema | 77 | 41 | / |
| Kiafumi | 77 | 27 | / |
| Kiafume | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kiavumu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kivuumu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kfumyui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kifaamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiofumi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kifuima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kifem | 73 | 236 | / |
| Kefum | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kafum | 73 | 47 | / |
| Kvium | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kifam | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kofum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kfumi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kifme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kfumm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koifm | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafuamua | 71 | 34 | / |
| Kiyofumi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiafuama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kifouemi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kivuma | 67 | 1,035 | / |
| Kafuma | 67 | 1,022 | / |
| Kafemu | 67 | 240 | / |
| Kavumu | 67 | 200 | / |
| Kafumo | 67 | 142 | / |
| Kafume | 67 | 104 | / |
| Kifame | 67 | 97 | / |
| Kufuma | 67 | 54 | / |
| Kivume | 67 | 44 | / |
| Kifimi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kafumb | 67 | 35 | / |
| Kivumi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kivumo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kofomu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kefamu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kafimu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chipfumhu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kofuma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kifomo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kifoma | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kafamu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kafomu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kuvumu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kfm | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kofumi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kifema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofoum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kefuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kfumeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kfamue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaivum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kifeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kifimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafyum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafhuamua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kafoum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kivaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kofumo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kufumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gafumu | 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 Kifumu
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