Kufila Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

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

Kufila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kufila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3351:220,53621,570
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Kufila (40) may also be a first name.

Kufila Last Name Facts

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

Kufila has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kufila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kufila is the 821,713th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kufila live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kufila is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 40 people.

Kufila is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Apart from The DR Congo this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kufuila9227/
Kuifila9221/
Kufiela921/
Kaufila921/
Kifila83140/
Kufile83112/
Kufula83109/
Kufili832/
Kifuila7775/
Kaufela7716/
Kupfili774/
Kifilay772/
Khufula771/
Kufelay771/
Kufisle771/
Khufela771/
Koufily771/
Kufielo771/
Kuiphela711/
Kipfuila711/
Kifula67665/
Kufeli6711/
Kufelj679/
Kifela676/
Kufelo672/
Khuephila671/
Caufailla671/
Kifilo671/
Kufulo671/

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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 Kufila
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