Kefa Surname
Approximately 4,530 people bear this surname
Kefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,758 | 1:30,115 | 3,584 |
| Kenya | 1,293 | 1:35,715 | 3,857 |
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| DR Congo | 356 | 1:207,527 | 20,581 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100 | 1:81,537 | 10,792 |
| Ivory Coast | 100 | 1:230,712 | 9,424 |
| Uganda | 80 | 1:487,991 | 28,240 |
| Ukraine | 69 | 1:659,749 | 70,382 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Kefa (14,846) may also be a first name.
Kefa Demographics
Kefa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kefa (Hindi: केफा, Russian: Кефа) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kefa.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 103,732nd most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,608,730 people. The last name Kefa is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Kefa are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 46,710th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 14,846 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,758 people, or 1 in 30,115. In Tanzania Kefa is most frequent in: Geita Region, where 18 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 15 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent reside and Malawi, where 12 percent reside.
Kefa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kefa in the Hindi language | ||
| केफा | kepha | - |
| Kefa in the Russian language | ||
| Кефа | kefa | - |
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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 Kefa
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