Cefas Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Cefas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cefas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Cefas (387) may also be a first name.

Cefas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cefas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cefas is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cefas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Cefas live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 440,394th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 387 people.

The surname Cefas is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Cefas is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 50 percent are found and Plateau, where 50 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chefas917/
Ceifas910/
Cefa89335/
Kefas8018,348/
Cefai801,038/
Chefa80735/
Ceffa80495/
Sefas80134/
Cefaz807/
Jefas802/
Zefas802/
Cefau802/
Cefaï801/
Zcefa801/
Cifas801/
Ceifa801/
Cefad801/
Cefah801/
Cyfas800/
Schefeas770/
Cephas737,424/
Chefai731,268/
Cheffa73900/
Cheifa73218/
Keffas73208/
Jeffas7381/
Keifas7322/
Seifas7321/
Kiefas7318/
Caifas7311/
Kefase7310/
Schefa737/
Keefas735/
Khefas734/
Tsefas734/
Chefat733/
Kefass733/
Keafas733/
Chefaa733/
Chefay733/
Shefas733/
Ceifos732/
Ceefay731/
Chifas731/
Sefast731/
Gefase731/
Ceffac731/
Sefash731/
Scefai731/
Chefaï731/
Sefase731/
Cefous730/
Jeafas730/
Sefaus730/
Siefas730/
Seafas730/
Sefa6724,487/
Cheffaj67170/
Zefa67151/
Cheffah67125/
Çefa6750/
Sefatse6749/
Cefo6749/
Cifa6740/
Cheiffa6730/
Cheffai6724/
Cephase6719/
Jeffash6710/
Cephaus678/
Ceaphas678/
Schepfa677/
Šefa677/
Cephass677/
Chephas674/
Ceyffat672/
Ceiphas671/
Cetphas671/
Cheffat671/
Chetfat671/
Chewfah671/
Cephais671/
Kefasse671/
Scheffa671/
Cepheas671/
Chefaut671/
Scheifa671/
Xefa671/
Chefaai671/
Jetfhas671/
Cephats671/
Siefast670/
Seyfast670/
Scefoss670/
Shefass670/
Zeafass670/

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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 Cefas
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