Engefu Surname
Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname
Engefu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,468 | 1:31,458 | 3,436 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Engefu (15) may also be a first name.
Engefu Demographics
Engefu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Engefu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Engefu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Engefu is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Engefu? popularity and diffusion
Engefu is the 265,828th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,954,144 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Engefu are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 15 people.
The surname Engefu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 1,468 people, or 1 in 31,458. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 58 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 12 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Engefu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Engefu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enefu | 91 | 540 | / |
| Ingefu | 83 | 24 | / |
| Ongefu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Hegefu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Enefut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eneifu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eneffu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eneifui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Enifu | 73 | 208 | / |
| Inefu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Igefu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hennefuß | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jeunefeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ingafu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Enuifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Angafu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Injefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yenifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eniofu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inggofu | 62 | 102 | / |
| Enjifui | 62 | 19 | / |
| Angafuh | 62 | 3 | / |
| Eggifui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Angifuh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Enjuifui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jenifult | 57 | 0 | / |
| Inifu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Iniofu | 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 Engefu
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