Kefalas Surname

92,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kefalas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefalas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4,0661:2,725217
United States6081:596,15048,585
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Cyprus921:9,6181,114
Australia901:299,95226,269
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
England411:1,358,97760,528
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Belgium171:676,27358,718
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France71:9,488,960336,266
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

The alternate forms: Kefalás (2) are calculated separately.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefalás952/
Keffalas9355/
Kefaleas9346/
Kefallas934/
Keafalas931/
Kefala922,831/
Kefalos86347/
Kafalas8694/
Keifala8680/
Cefalas8633/
Keffala8619/
Kiefala862/
Kefalla862/
Kefelas861/
Kefalea861/
Kifalas861/
Kephalas80160/
Chefalas8022/
Kafallas8018/
Keffalos8018/
Kafalias807/
Kefailia801/
Keifalah801/
Kaffalas801/
Cefala77333/
Kifala7740/
Kyfala774/
Keifallah752/
Khefallah751/
Qefalia71648/
Kefalou71117/
Cefalia7173/
Kaifala7160/
Kephala7116/
Keffalo7110/
Qefalla717/
Kafalos712/
Chefala712/
Ceffalia6774/
Kifallah6742/
Qefaliaj6713/
Qafallas678/
Kephalos676/
Cafallas673/
Kaifalah672/
Ceafalau672/
Keaphola671/
Kaphalas671/
Kaifalay671/
Kaifalla671/
Kephelas671/
Keffolos671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kefalas
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