Kufunga Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kufunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Kufunga (25) may also be a first name.
Kufunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kufunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kufunga is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kufunga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Kufunga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kufunga reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Kufunga is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 25 people.
Kufunga is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kutfunga | 93 | 34 | / |
| Kufuna | 92 | 702 | / |
| Kufuga | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kifunga | 86 | 468 | / |
| Kufunge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koufouna | 80 | 99 | / |
| Kifungha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuphunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kufuno | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cufuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koufougna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koufounah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kifungo | 71 | 2,214 | / |
| Kauffunger | 71 | 64 | / |
| Kufogah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kufumha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiphunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koufounou | 63 | 6 | / |
| Koufongou | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kifoungou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Koufougou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Cufuno | 62 | 6 | / |
| Kufono | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kauffumger | 59 | 0 | / |
| Kouffonou | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Kufunga
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