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 Kefalas Salary in
United States
$54,378 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kefalas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefalas Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kefalas is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Kefalás. For other possible spellings of Kefalas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefalas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kefalas is the 92,336th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,407,949 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Kefalas are found; 80 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Greece, where it is held by 4,066 people, or 1 in 2,725. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 30 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 15 percent are found and Central Greece, where 11 percent are found. Beside Greece this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Kefalas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kefalas has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Kefalas surname 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 Democrats than The US average, with 64.93% registered to vote for 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
- 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 Kefalas
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