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
Kefas Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Kefas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kefas has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kefas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kefas is the 29,249th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 397,185 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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. Kefas is also the 34,757th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 22,369 people.
Kefas is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17,306 people, or 1 in 10,236. In Nigeria Kefas is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 27 percent live, Adamawa, where 24 percent live and Plateau, where 16 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 3 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Kefas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying 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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