Kifunga Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

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

Kifunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4511:163,81316,894
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kifunga (99) may also be a first name.

Kifunga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kifunga is found most in The DR Congo. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifunga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 646,966th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kifunga are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 99 people.

It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 163,813. Without taking into account The DR Congo it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kifungha931/
Kifuna928/
Kifuga926/
Kifungo862,214/
Kifunge86331/
Cifunga8627/
Kufunga8614/
Kifouna862/
Kefunga861/
Khifuna861/
Chifunga801,615/
Kaifouna806/
Kiphunga801/
Kifona775/
Kifugo771/
Kifuno771/
Kefuna771/
Kifoungui751/
Kifoungou751/
Kifoungie751/
Chifung'a751/
Chipfunga751/
Kyofuna71595/
Chifuna71344/
Kiphuna7148/
Kaifona712/
Cifungo711/
Kyofuga711/
Chifuga711/
Chifungo671,048/
Chifunge6732/
Quifunas6732/
Kifounou6713/
Kyofuuna672/
Kuphunga671/
Chipfuna671/

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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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  • 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 Kifunga
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