Kefah Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Kefah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 140 | 1:329,856 | 20,127 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kefah (5,218) may also be a first name.
Kefah Demographics
Kefah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kefah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kefah is most common in Kenya. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kefah.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,328,442nd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name Kefah is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kefah reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kefah is also the 93,669th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 5,218 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 329,856. In Kenya Kefah is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 91 percent live, Kiambu County, where 3 percent live and Nyamira County, where 3 percent live. Besides Kenya Kefah occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Kefah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keifah | 91 | 92 | / |
| Keffah | 91 | 6 | / |
| Khefah | 91 | 2 | / |
| Keefah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kefa | 89 | 4,530 | / |
| Khefach | 83 | 6 | / |
| Kaewfah | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kheefah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kefay | 80 | 1,453 | / |
| Keffa | 80 | 1,328 | / |
| Kifah | 80 | 1,043 | / |
| Keifa | 80 | 225 | / |
| Kafah | 80 | 96 | / |
| Kevah | 80 | 85 | / |
| Kofah | 80 | 79 | / |
| Kefea | 80 | 58 | / |
| Koefa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Kaefa | 80 | 39 | / |
| Keefa | 80 | 32 | / |
| Khefa | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kiefa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Keufa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kefai | 80 | 4 | / |
| Keyfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cefah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kgefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kqefa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kefoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kefha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kehfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kepfa | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kheffach | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kifaah | 73 | 306 | / |
| Kaffah | 73 | 231 | / |
| Koffah | 73 | 150 | / |
| Koifah | 73 | 51 | / |
| Kaifah | 73 | 44 | / |
| Kaafah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Khafah | 73 | 19 | / |
| Khaefa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Qeifah | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kofeah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Keawfa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kevaha | 73 | 6 | / |
| Khifah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Keefas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kaefai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Keiffa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kheffa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kifach | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kieffa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kaewfa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kheifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Keffaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kifahe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kifash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keafay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiehfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khefaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kefouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kefooh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kefhey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keeffa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keshfasht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafa | 67 | 6,097 | / |
| Kofa | 67 | 5,786 | / |
| Kifa | 67 | 639 | / |
| Cefa | 67 | 335 | / |
| Kyfa | 67 | 297 | / |
| Khoifah | 67 | 179 | / |
| Qefa | 67 | 161 | / |
| Kaewfai | 67 | 155 | / |
| Kefo | 67 | 125 | / |
| Cheffah | 67 | 125 | / |
| Khaifah | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kaaffah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Khafahh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Keaphai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Keawfai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keawpho | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kaewfay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kheshfa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaffeah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khayfah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaiffah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chewfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kephash | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kefah
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