Kefala Surname
Approximately 2,831 people bear this surname
Kefala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2,653 | 1:4,176 | 412 |
| Cyprus | 85 | 1:10,410 | 1,216 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Kefala (15) may also be a first name.
Kefala Demographics
Average Kefala Salary in
United States
$52,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kefala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kefala (Russian: Кефала) has its highest incidence in Greece. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kefala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 154,965th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,574,195 people. Kefala occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kefala live; 97 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 97 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Kefala is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
It is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 2,653 people, or 1 in 4,176. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 35 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 15 percent reside and Thessaly, where 9 percent reside. Barring Greece it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Kefala Last Name Statistics demography
Kefala earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.69% more than the national average, earning $52,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kefala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kefala in the Russian language | ||
| Кефала | kefala | - |
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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 Kefala
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