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 surname Kefas has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kefas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefas? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 29,249th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 397,185 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kefas reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kefas is also the 34,757th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 22,369 people.
Kefas is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 17,306 people, or 1 in 10,236. In Nigeria Kefas is primarily found in: Taraba, where 27 percent reside, Adamawa, where 24 percent reside and Plateau, where 16 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 3 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Kefas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis