Kefay Surname
Approximately 1,453 people bear this surname
Kefay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Kefay (12) may also be a first name.
Kefay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kefay is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kefay is the 268,560th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,015,517 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kefay reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kefay is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name in the world, borne by 12 people.
The surname is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Without taking into account Ethiopia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 0 percent are found and Israel, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Kefay
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