Kufu Surname
Approximately 131 people bear this surname
Kufu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 65 | 1:37,068 | 5,192 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kufu (271) may also be a first name.
Kufu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kufu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kufu (Bengali: কুফু) is found most frequently in Namibia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kufu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kufu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,565,797th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kufu live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 540,009th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 271 people.
The surname Kufu is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 37,068. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: Ohangwena Region, where 80 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 20 percent are found. Beside Namibia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kufeu | 89 | 59 | / |
| Kaufu | 89 | 29 | / |
| Khufu | 89 | 26 | / |
| Kuifu | 89 | 21 | / |
| Kufau | 89 | 18 | / |
| Kufuu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Kutfu | 89 | 5 | / |
| Koufu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kufuß | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kufuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Keufu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kufui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kupfu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Koufou | 80 | 938 | / |
| Kuhfuß | 80 | 666 | / |
| Kuhfus | 80 | 68 | / |
| Kaupfu | 80 | 67 | / |
| Keufeu | 80 | 38 | / |
| Kuffou | 80 | 28 | / |
| Koufeu | 80 | 20 | / |
| Khupfu | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kuefeu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Keufou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kuefou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kufuss | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kouffu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaufui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuhfuz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kaufus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kuffus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kifu | 75 | 1,620 | / |
| Cufu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kuhfuhs | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kouffeu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Koufous | 73 | 3 | / |
| Koufuth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouffou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kkoufou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiefu | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kifuh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kuphu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kifui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuffó | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kifuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoufout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keuhfuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cufud | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cufut | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cuffu | 67 | 0 | / |
Kufu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kufu in the Bengali language | ||
| কুফু | kuphu | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kufu
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