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

Kadifa is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kadifa? popularity and diffusion

Kadifa is the 2,220,661st most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kadifa live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 336,805th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 615 people.

The last name Kadifa is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon Kadifa is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs 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
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  • 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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