Keefa Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Keefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 24 | 1:1,626,637 | 57,482 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Keefa (1,038) may also be a first name.
Keefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keefa occurs most in Uganda. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Keefa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Keefa live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Keefa is also the 248,913th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 1,038 people.
The last name Keefa is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mayuge District, where 29 percent reside, Gomba District, where 8 percent reside and Kamwenge District, where 4 percent reside. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.
Keefa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Keefa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keefa surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keefas | 91 | 5 | / |
| Keefah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Keeffa | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kefa | 89 | 4,530 | / |
| Kheefah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kajeefa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keefe | 80 | 20,842 | / |
| Kefay | 80 | 1,453 | / |
| Keffa | 80 | 1,328 | / |
| Keifa | 80 | 225 | / |
| Kefah | 80 | 169 | / |
| Kefea | 80 | 58 | / |
| Kaefa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Koefa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Kuefa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Khefa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kiefa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Keufa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kefai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Keefi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Keyfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kgefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kehfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kefha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qeefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kqefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keefo | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kepfa | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khajeefa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keeffe | 73 | 1,786 | / |
| Kefaya | 73 | 145 | / |
| Keifah | 73 | 92 | / |
| Keefee | 73 | 22 | / |
| Khaefa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Keawfa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kayefa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kefaia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Keffah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kaefai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Keiffa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ckeefe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kaewfa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kieffa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kheffa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khefah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keffaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keefes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kaiefa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kheifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kuyefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keefeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khefaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kouefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kojefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiehfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kheefi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keafay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajefa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceefay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keyifa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keeffi | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keefie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keepha | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keefet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khajeefah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafa | 67 | 6,097 | / |
| Kofa | 67 | 5,786 | / |
| Kefi | 67 | 4,674 | / |
| Kefe | 67 | 779 | / |
| Kifa | 67 | 639 | / |
| Cefa | 67 | 335 | / |
| Kyfa | 67 | 297 | / |
| Qefa | 67 | 161 | / |
| Kaewfai | 67 | 155 | / |
| Kefo | 67 | 125 | / |
| Keepfer | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kejepha | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kefy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Keeffee | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khefach | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaewfah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keawfai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kheshfa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaewfay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keesfee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keafaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koueffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keefeeh | 67 | 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
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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 Keefa
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