Kefal Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kefal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3501:222,34715,887
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Kefal (10) may also be a first name.

Kefal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kefal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kefal (Hindi: केफल, Russian: Кефаль) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kefal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 777,192nd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Kefal reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 350 people, or 1 in 222,347. In Turkey Kefal is primarily found in: Giresun Province, where 47 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 39 percent live and Eskisehir Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Turkey Kefal is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.

Kefal Last Name Statistics demography

Kefal earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefale9115,168/
Keffal912/
Kefahl911/
Kaewfal831/
Kefeale831/
Kofal80226/
Cefal80111/
Kafal8093/
Kifal8022/
Kefalova7733/
Keehfall770/
Kofahl73756/
Kaffal73141/
Kafail7337/
Cefail7332/
Koffal7324/
Kifale7312/
Cefalì7311/
Kofhal733/
Cefall732/
Kafahl732/
Cefaul732/
Kiffal731/
Kaifal731/
Kofalh731/
Chefal731/
Kafeal731/
Khafal731/
Kofaul731/
Kifall730/
Kohfahl6726/
Kohfall6712/
Khaffal672/
Khafail671/
Kofailh671/
Kepheal671/
Cheffal671/
Chefall671/

Kefal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kefal in the Hindi language
केफलkephala-
Kefal in the Russian language
Кефальkefal-

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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 Kefal
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