Kayafa Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kayafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kayafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zambia421:377,37919,273
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kayafa (235) may also be a first name.

Kayafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kayafa (Russian: Каяфа) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,108,016th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname Kayafa is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kayafa are found; 34 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kayafa is also the 584,346th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 235 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Gombe, where 40 percent reside, Kaduna, where 32 percent reside and Adamawa, where 17 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Kayafa is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 19 percent reside.

Kayafa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaiafa83449/
Kayofa83274/
Cayafa83155/
Kayifa83117/
Kayafe8318/
Qayafa8313/
Kajafa8310/
Khayfa839/
Kayefa838/
Kuyafa835/
Kayfay831/
Cayaffa77253/
Khayafi778/
Kajafas776/
Cayafas774/
Khayfah773/
Kiyafai771/
Kayfasz771/
Kaifa731,574/
Kaufa73870/
Qayfa73188/
Kaefa7339/
Kayfi7310/
Kaafe735/
Keyfa732/
Kajfa731/
Keafa731/
Kayfe731/
Kayaphat7118/
Khahaifa7114/
Kayaphad716/
Kayaffeh713/
Caiafa672,152/
Kaifai67262/
Khaifa67159/
Kayfes67132/
Cajafa6758/
Kaifah6744/
Kaiffa6732/
Kajafi6725/
Kaiafi6723/
Kayfez6722/
Kajfas6722/
Koyafi6714/
Kayofi6714/
Khaefa6712/
Khaufa6712/
Kayufi6712/
Keawfa6711/
Kaifat679/
Kayefi679/
Khayfi676/
Kaefai675/
Kayfui675/
Kaewfa674/
Kaipfa673/
Kaiefa672/
Kijafa672/
Kayefe671/
Kaypha671/
Qayafi671/
Kuyafi671/
Khayaphat671/
Kojafa671/
Kuyefa671/
Cayafo671/
Kayfee671/
Kaufat671/
Keafay671/
Kajefa671/
Keyifa671/
Kiyafi671/
Keyafe671/
Kaaffe670/

Kayafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kayafa in the Russian language
Каяфаkaafa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kayafa
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