Kufuna Surname
Approximately 702 people bear this surname
Kufuna Surname Definition:
Kufuna is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: to suffer.
Kufuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 509 | 1:4,734 | 882 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Kufuna (65) may also be a first name.
Kufuna Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kufuna is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: to suffer.
Kufuna Demographics
Average Kufuna Salary in
South Africa
R 166,104
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Kufuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kufuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kufuna is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kufuna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 476,328th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,381,120 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kufuna are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 65 people.
Kufuna is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 509 people, or 1 in 4,734. In Namibia it is mostly found in: Kavango East Region, where 62 percent live, Kavango West Region, where 25 percent live and Zambezi Region, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Namibia Kufuna exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Kufuna Last Name Statistics demography
Kufuna earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.1% less than the national average, earning R 166,104 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kufunga | 92 | 14 | / |
| Koufouna | 86 | 99 | / |
| Kifuna | 83 | 8 | / |
| Kufuno | 83 | 3 | / |
| Cufuna | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koufounah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koufougna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kufaune | 77 | 30 | / |
| Kifouna | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kufuner | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kufunge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kufumha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khifuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koufoune | 71 | 139 | / |
| Kuphunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koufounou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cufuno | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kifuno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kufono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiphuna | 62 | 48 | / |
| Kifinea | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kifounou | 57 | 13 | / |
| Coufinau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kouffonou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Cufone | 50 | 440 | / |
| Cufoni | 50 | 7 | / |
| Cufiña | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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