Kefalas Surname
Approximately 5,176 people bear this surname
Kefalas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 4,066 | 1:2,725 | 217 |
| United States | 608 | 1:596,150 | 48,585 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| Cyprus | 92 | 1:9,618 | 1,114 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
The alternate forms: Kefalás (2) are calculated separately.
Kefalas Demographics
Average Male Kefalas Height
173.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kefalas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefalas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kefalas occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Kefalás. For other potential spellings of Kefalas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefalas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 92,336th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,407,949 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kefalas reside; 80 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
Kefalas is most frequently held in Greece, where it is borne by 4,066 people, or 1 in 2,725. In Greece Kefalas is most frequent in: Attica, where 30 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 15 percent reside and Central Greece, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Greece this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Kefalas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kefalas has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 820 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kefalas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kefalas last name are 11.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.93% registered with the political party.
The amount Kefalas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.02% more than the national average, earning $54,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.04% more than the national average, earning $58,645 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kefalás | 95 | 2 | / |
| Keffalas | 93 | 55 | / |
| Kefaleas | 93 | 46 | / |
| Kefallas | 93 | 4 | / |
| Keafalas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kefala | 92 | 2,831 | / |
| Kefalos | 86 | 347 | / |
| Kafalas | 86 | 94 | / |
| Keifala | 86 | 80 | / |
| Cefalas | 86 | 33 | / |
| Keffala | 86 | 19 | / |
| Kiefala | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kefalla | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kefelas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kefalea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kifalas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kephalas | 80 | 160 | / |
| Chefalas | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kafallas | 80 | 18 | / |
| Keffalos | 80 | 18 | / |
| Kafalias | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kefailia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keifalah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaffalas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cefala | 77 | 333 | / |
| Kifala | 77 | 40 | / |
| Kyfala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keifallah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khefallah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qefalia | 71 | 648 | / |
| Kefalou | 71 | 117 | / |
| Cefalia | 71 | 73 | / |
| Kaifala | 71 | 60 | / |
| Kephala | 71 | 16 | / |
| Keffalo | 71 | 10 | / |
| Qefalla | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kafalos | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chefala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ceffalia | 67 | 74 | / |
| Kifallah | 67 | 42 | / |
| Qefaliaj | 67 | 13 | / |
| Qafallas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kephalos | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cafallas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kaifalah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ceafalau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keaphola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaphalas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaifalay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaifalla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kephelas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keffolos | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kefalas
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