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 occurs most in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,328,442nd most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name 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 occurring first name in the world It is held by 5,218 people.
Kefah is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held 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. Not including Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.
Kefah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing 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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