Kefas Surname
Approximately 18,348 people bear this surname
Kefas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17,306 | 1:10,236 | 1,095 |
| Namibia | 475 | 1:5,072 | 963 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 100 | 1:154,382 | 19,513 |
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Greece | 38 | 1:291,573 | 42,990 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Kefas (22,369) may also be a first name.
Kefas Demographics
Average Kefas Salary in
United States
$57,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kefas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kefas is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefas? popularity and diffusion
Kefas is the 29,249th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 397,185 people. The surname Kefas is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kefas are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 34,757th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 22,369 people.
The surname Kefas is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 17,306 people, or 1 in 10,236. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 27 percent are found, Adamawa, where 24 percent are found and Plateau, where 16 percent are found. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 3 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Kefas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (96%) in Nigeria.
Kefas earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keffas | 91 | 208 | / |
| Keifas | 91 | 22 | / |
| Kiefas | 91 | 18 | / |
| Kefase | 91 | 10 | / |
| Keefas | 91 | 5 | / |
| Khefas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kefass | 91 | 3 | / |
| Keafas | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kaefas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kefasse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kafas | 80 | 861 | / |
| Kefos | 80 | 124 | / |
| Kifas | 80 | 64 | / |
| Kofas | 80 | 38 | / |
| Cefas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kefaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyfas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafash | 73 | 7,664 | / |
| Kephas | 73 | 2,048 | / |
| Koffas | 73 | 349 | / |
| Kaffas | 73 | 294 | / |
| Gkofas | 73 | 292 | / |
| Kaifas | 73 | 258 | / |
| Khafas | 73 | 39 | / |
| Kkafas | 73 | 27 | / |
| Gkefos | 73 | 22 | / |
| Kajfas | 73 | 22 | / |
| Kefous | 73 | 9 | / |
| Chefas | 73 | 7 | / |
| Keface | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gkafas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kaafas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Keffaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gkifas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kafais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahfas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kopfas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kifash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khofas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kayfas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kafays | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiofas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khefaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kofasz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keffax | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceifas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Keshfasht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khafash | 67 | 996 | / |
| Keffous | 67 | 906 | / |
| Kajfasz | 67 | 512 | / |
| Kaffash | 67 | 183 | / |
| Khefous | 67 | 72 | / |
| Kafashh | 67 | 39 | / |
| Khefach | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kafhash | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaffass | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaifasz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khofash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kephass | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiephas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kahfass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kephase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayfasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kephash | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kiefous | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kefas
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