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) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kayafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Kayafa? popularity and diffusion

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

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Kayafa is mostly concentrated in: Gombe, where 40 percent are found, Kaduna, where 32 percent are found and Adamawa, where 17 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Zambia, where 19 percent are found.

Kayafa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly 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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  • 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 Kayafa
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