Kufa Surname

47,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Kufa Surname Definition:

Kufa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child who is sickly and expected to die soon.

Kufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4,2271:3,652300
Ethiopia3,0591:31,8883,759
DR Congo6981:105,84511,745
South Africa6521:83,09510,258
Malawi6011:28,4844,289
Czechia3881:27,4064,381
Zambia2571:61,6735,555
Indonesia1461:905,81667,732
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
Papua New Guinea1051:77,65410,215
Uganda821:476,08927,837
Iran701:1,096,89349,021
Turkey681:1,144,43349,465
Poland611:623,09455,804
England541:1,031,81650,675
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kufa (4,843) may also be a first name.

Kufa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kufa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child who is sickly and expected to die soon.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Kufa Last Name Facts

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

Kufa (Russian: Куфа) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kufa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,704th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 672,469 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kufa live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 98,148th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 4,843 people.

The last name is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 4,227 people, or 1 in 3,652. In Zimbabwe Kufa is most frequent in: Midlands Province, where 24 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 28 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Kufa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kufa last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kufa earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 55.94% less than the national average, earning R 104,700 per year and in United States they earn 21.27% less than the national average, earning $33,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaufa89870/
Koufa89543/
Kuffa89327/
Kufai89179/
Khufa8948/
Kufah8935/
Kuefa8930/
Kufau8918/
Kuifa8917/
Keufa898/
Kuufa898/
Kufay897/
Kufaa891/
Gkoufa80243/
Kufaas8077/
Kouffa8026/
Khaufa8012/
Khufat8010/
Koufaz809/
Koufah808/
Khusfa804/
Koufai804/
Kaufat801/
Kufash801/
Kuffat801/
Koufay801/
Koufoa801/
Kufaya801/
Kufe75932/
Kufi75856/
Kifa75639/
Kufo75290/
Cufa7596/
Kufj752/
Gkoufas73241/
Kousfas7335/
Khufash7314/
Kufahai739/
Khufaya736/
Khushfa735/
Koufass734/
Kusfaih732/
Kuffash732/
Kuhfash732/
Khusfah731/
Khufaja731/
Khuffas731/
Koufash731/
Khoufai731/
Koufach731/
Khaufai731/
Khudfay731/
Koufi671,396/
Kifah671,043/
Khufo67564/
Kuffo67564/
Kupha67398/
Cufaj67285/
Kuvah67264/
Kiffa67257/
Kufeh67170/
Kifai67100/
Cufat6785/
Kifea6780/
Kufeu6759/
Koufe6756/
Kuffi6750/
Cuffa6749/
Koefa6739/
Kuifo6735/
Kaufi6734/
Cufay6729/
Kifay6728/
Kufoy6725/
Kufis6720/
Koufo6716/
Kaufo6712/
Kiefa6711/
Kifaa6710/
Kufuo6710/
Khifa679/
Kufio675/
Kuffe674/
Caufa674/
Kufie674/
Khoufash674/
Kifau674/
Kaufe673/
Kuefo673/
Khufi673/
Kufayova672/
Qoufa672/
Kufeĺ672/
Kuffó672/
Qhufa672/
Quifa672/
Kifha671/
Kupfe671/
Kufee671/
Kufey671/
Kufui671/
Kufei671/
Keufe671/
Keufo671/
Khushfah671/
Khuffach671/
Koofa671/
Kufej671/
Kufeľ671/
Kuffò671/
Kufij671/
Kuife671/
Cufas671/
Kufes670/
Kuffy670/

Kufa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kufa in the Russian language
Куфаkufa-

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