Kefale Surname

34,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kefale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia15,1321:6,4461,025
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kefale (5,329) may also be a first name.

Kefale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kefale is most common in Ethiopia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kefale.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefale? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 34,903rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 480,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kefale live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 92,411th most common forename throughout the world, held by 5,329 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 15,132 people, or 1 in 6,446. Aside from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.

Kefale Last Name Statistics demography

Kefale earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefeale921/
Kefalie921/
Kefales921/
Kefalea921/
Kefaler920/
Kefal91365/
Kefaleas8646/
Keffales8612/
Kefiyale864/
Kefeyale861/
Keffaler861/
Kefalech861/
Kefele838,545/
Kefala832,831/
Kefile831,601/
Kafale83143/
Kefali8345/
Kifale8312/
Keffal832/
Kefahl831/
Kefalis77110/
Keifala7780/
Keffala7719/
Kefelie7716/
Khefali774/
Keffali774/
Khefile774/
Kefalla772/
Kiefala772/
Kaffale772/
Chefale772/
Khofale771/
Kafhale771/
Kafalee771/
Koefele771/
Kefeyalech751/
Cefal73111/
Kifal7322/
Kefalova7133/
Keaphile711/
Kefailia711/
Keehfall710/
Kifile677,660/
Kifele677,409/
Kafali674,336/
Kefeli671,914/
Cefali67473/
Kafele67317/
Cefaly67235/
Qafale67206/
Kofali6780/
Kofele6777/
Kifala6740/
Cefail6732/
Kefely6721/
Cefole6718/
Kafole6713/
Cefalì6711/
Kifole675/
Kyfala674/
Kafalı673/
Qefali673/
Cefaul672/
Cefall672/
Köfele672/
Kofalı672/
Kifali671/
Chefal671/
Kafaly671/
Kiffal671/
Kaifal671/
Cefalj671/
Cefalí671/
Kifall670/

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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 Kefale
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