Pafura Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Pafura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Pafura (592) may also be a first name.
Pafura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pafura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pafura has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pafura? popularity and diffusion
Pafura is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Pafura are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Pafura is also the 343,796th most widely held given name globally, borne by 592 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 3,003,021. In Uganda Pafura is most prevalent in: Kibaale District, where 38 percent reside, Kyenjojo District, where 23 percent reside and Kabarole District, where 8 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Rwanda, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pefura | 83 | 44 | / |
| Pafury | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pafuro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pafure | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pafira | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pofoura | 77 | 275 | / |
| Pafurou | 77 | 66 | / |
| Phafuri | 77 | 11 | / |
| Phatfutrap | 75 | 32 | / |
| Poufoura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pofira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pefuero | 62 | 1 | / |
| Pafforo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Paphutro | 57 | 10 | / |
| Phaphira | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phatphuri | 53 | 15 | / |
| Phaphiray | 53 | 3 | / |
| Phaphurot | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pofiro | 50 | 16 | / |
| Poforo | 50 | 13 | / |
| Photphutra | 50 | 4 | / |
| Pofore | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Pafura
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