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
The last name Keefa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,485,539th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Keefa live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 248,913th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,038 people.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 1,626,637. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mayuge District, where 29 percent live, Gomba District, where 8 percent live and Kamwenge District, where 4 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 19 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live.
Keefa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Keefa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keefa last name declined 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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