Kefayat Surname
Approximately 199 people bear this surname
Kefayat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 171 | 1:188,030 | 3,644 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kefayat (981) may also be a first name.
Kefayat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefayat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kefayat (Hindi: केफायत, Oriya: େକଫାୟତ) has its highest incidence in Afghanistan. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kefayat.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefayat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,189,614th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Kefayat live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kefayat is also the 257,229th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 981 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 171 people, or 1 in 188,030. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Kabul, where 36 percent are found, Nangarhar, where 30 percent are found and Kapisa, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Afghanistan this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found and Iran, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keefayat | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kifayat | 86 | 1,741 | / |
| Kafayat | 86 | 725 | / |
| Kefayet | 86 | 455 | / |
| Kefiyat | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kofayat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kephayat | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kiffayat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Khafayat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kifayath | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kaifayat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kafayath | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaffayat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khifayat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaafayat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kifayt | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kefaet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kafiyat | 71 | 12 | / |
| Kafayet | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kifayet | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kafaiat | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kafyyat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Qifayat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kafayut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kofiyat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafayad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafayit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kafayot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kefajet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qafayat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiphayat | 67 | 18 | / |
Kefayat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kefayat in the Hindi language | ||
| केफायत | kephayata | - |
| Kefayat in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଫାୟତ | ekaphayata | 85.71 |
| େକଫାୟତ୍ | ekaphayat | 14.29 |
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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 Kefayat
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