Kalefya Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Kalefya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 148 | 1:107,094 | 8,406 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Kalefya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalefya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalefya is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalefya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,231,034th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kalefya live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Kalefya is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 107,094. In Zambia Kalefya is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 26 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent live and Muchinga Province, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Zambia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalofya | 86 | 214 | / |
| Kalafya | 86 | 28 | / |
| Kalefia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khalefia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Khalefea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalyafya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalifia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kalafia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Calefia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kalafyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalofia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalofyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khalifia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khalafia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Calyafya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khelefia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalafiah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalaifia | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kalifajjo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kalifaija | 63 | 1 | / |
| Califia | 57 | 6 | / |
| Kalafio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Califea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kolafia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Khelafia | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kélaifia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kelaifia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Khelaifia | 50 | 4,953 | / |
| Khélaifia | 50 | 5 | / |
| Kalaifiae | 50 | 1 | / |
| Khellafia | 50 | 1 | / |
| Khelayfia | 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 Kalefya
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