Kefalov Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Kefalov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kefalov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria331:211,48211,501
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Kefalov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kefalov (Russian: Кефалов) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kefalov.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefalov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kefalov is the 2,746,821st most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Kefalov live; 66 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 211,482. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Blagoevgrad Province, where 24 percent reside, Stara Zagora Province, where 24 percent reside and Sofia Province, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Bulgaria Kefalov exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Ireland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefalova9333/
Kafalov8638/
Kifalov861/
Kefelov861/
Khafalov801/
Kafelov7125/
Kafaloff674/
Kefalaws671/
Kefeloff671/
Cafailov671/
Khafalouf632/
Kofelev576/
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Kefalov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kefalov in the Russian language
Кефаловkefalov-

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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 Kefalov
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