Kefan Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kefan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
India71:109,580,769786,157
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kefan (312) may also be a first name.

Kefan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kefan (Hindi: केफान, Marathi: केफान) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Kefan are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kefan is also the 497,456th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 312 people.

Kefan is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 1,283,973. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia Kefan is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefane91182/
Keffan9121/
Keifan9115/
Kesfan912/
Khefan911/
Keffane83108/
Kepfang8315/
Kaewfan837/
Kiewfan834/
Khefane831/
Koefaan831/
Keawfan831/
Kefaine831/
Kofan80681/
Kafan80447/
Kifan80215/
Cefan8076/
Kefon807/
Kefam807/
Keawfang771/
Kefanova771/
Kopfan73358/
Kifane73355/
Keafon7379/
Chefan7348/
Kaffan7348/
Khafan7336/
Khofan7330/
Kifain7317/
Kifhan7314/
Kafanh7311/
Quefan738/
Kafain737/
Koffan734/
Kaifan734/
Kayfan733/
Kofaan732/
Qefane732/
Khifan731/
Kephan731/
Kofahn731/
Keffon731/
Kafhan731/
Kefoun731/
Kuifan731/
Koyfan731/
Kawfan731/
Kewfon730/
Keechfann711/
Ketphan67268/
Khaifan6728/
Keafoon6723/
Khoifan6722/
Keafoun6710/
Kuifang675/
Kedphan674/
Kedfont673/
Kiffang672/
Cheffan672/
Kewphan671/
Kiphean671/
Kafahan671/
Kefeine671/
Kephane671/
Kiffane671/
Kipfang671/
Khafhan671/
Kaffain671/
Kidfang671/

Kefan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kefan in the Hindi language
केफानkephana-
Kefan in the Marathi language
केफानkephana85.71
केफनkephana14.29

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kefan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis