Wafuna Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Wafuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Wafuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wafuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wafuna has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wafuna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wafuna is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Wafuna is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Wafuna reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda Wafuna is primarily concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 25 percent are found, Bulambuli District, where 13 percent are found and Kaliro District, where 13 percent are found. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wafounga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bafuna | 83 | 491 | / |
| Wafuni | 83 | 19 | / |
| Wafune | 83 | 8 | / |
| Wafona | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bafouna | 77 | 173 | / |
| Bafunah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Baffuna | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bafuuna | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bafuina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bafune | 67 | 151 | / |
| Bafuni | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bafuny | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bafuno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bofuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafunno | 62 | 493 | / |
| Bafouni | 62 | 26 | / |
| Bafunhe | 62 | 6 | / |
| Bafunyi | 62 | 4 | / |
| Bafuune | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bafoune | 62 | 1 | / |
| Baffuno | 62 | 1 | / |
| Baffunno | 57 | 11 | / |
| Baifouni | 57 | 1 | / |
| Baffoune | 57 | 1 | / |
| Watphunoi | 53 | 24 | / |
| Wefino | 50 | 5 | / |
| Uafino | 50 | 4 | / |
| Bofuno | 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 Wafuna
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