Kadifa Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kadifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kadifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Kadifa (615) may also be a first name.

Kadifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kadifa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kadifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,220,661st most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kadifa reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Kadifa is also the 336,805th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 615 people.

The last name Kadifa is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khadifa9221/
Kadaifa922/
Kadeifa922/
Kadhifa921/
Kadidfa921/
Kaidifa921/
Khadifah869/
Kadife83349/
Kedifa839/
Kadufa839/
Kodifa834/
Kadefa831/
Kadifi831/
Khadhifah805/
Khadifi779/
Koudifa775/
Kedaifa775/
Khadyfa771/
Kediffa771/
Qadifah771/
Khadhaifah758/
Khodifad7149/
Koudaifa712/
Kaidifie711/
Khadeefa711/
Kadefi6710/
Kodefa674/
Kedefa672/
Qadifi671/
Cadufa670/
Kadhefi6215/
Cadefau6212/
Koudefa622/
Koudifo622/
Cadiffe621/
Qaddifi621/
Khadefi621/
Khodaifi5710/
Kaudefer571/
Kahadevi571/
Khadephau531/
Kodefi509/

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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 Kadifa
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