Kefah Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kefah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kefah (5,218) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keifah9192/
Keffah916/
Khefah912/
Keefah911/
Kefa894,530/
Khefach836/
Kaewfah835/
Kheefah831/
Kefay801,453/
Keffa801,328/
Kifah801,043/
Keifa80225/
Kafah8096/
Kevah8085/
Kofah8079/
Kefea8058/
Koefa8039/
Kaefa8039/
Keefa8032/
Khefa8018/
Kiefa8011/
Keufa808/
Kefai804/
Keyfa802/
Cefah801/
Kgefa801/
Kqefa801/
Kefoh801/
Kefha801/
Keafa801/
Kehfa801/
Kepfa800/
Kheffach772/
Kifaah73306/
Kaffah73231/
Koffah73150/
Koifah7351/
Kaifah7344/
Kaafah7319/
Khafah7319/
Khaefa7312/
Qeifah7312/
Kofeah7311/
Keawfa7311/
Kevaha736/
Khifah735/
Keefas735/
Kaefai735/
Keiffa735/
Kheffa734/
Kifach734/
Kieffa734/
Kaewfa734/
Kheifa732/
Keffaz732/
Kifahe732/
Kifash731/
Keafay731/
Kiehfa731/
Kafaha731/
Khefaz731/
Kefouh731/
Kefooh731/
Kefhey731/
Keeffa730/
Keshfasht711/
Kafa676,097/
Kofa675,786/
Kifa67639/
Cefa67335/
Kyfa67297/
Khoifah67179/
Qefa67161/
Kaewfai67155/
Kefo67125/
Cheffah67125/
Khaifah6732/
Kaaffah6716/
Khafahh6713/
Keaphai678/
Keawfai675/
Keawpho675/
Kaewfay674/
Kheshfa674/
Kaffeah673/
Khayfah673/
Kaiffah672/
Chewfah671/
Kephash670/

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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 Kefah
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