Kefaya Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Kefaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Kefaya (233) may also be a first name.
Kefaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kefaya (Hindi: केफाया, Oriya: େକଫାୟ) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kefaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,465,390th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Kefaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Kefaya are found; 84 percent are found in North Africa and 84 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Kefaya is also the 587,225th most common given name internationally It is held by 233 people.
The surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Barring Egypt it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 4 percent reside and Jordan, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kefaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kefaya in the Hindi language | ||
| केफाया | kephaya | - |
| Kefaya in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଫାୟ | ekaphaya | - |
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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
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- 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 Kefaya
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