Kefe Surname
Approximately 779 people bear this surname
Kefe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 417 | 1:177,169 | 18,031 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94 | 1:86,742 | 11,495 |
| Turkey | 73 | 1:1,066,047 | 47,221 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Kefe (440) may also be a first name.
Kefe Demographics
Average Kefe Salary in
United States
$20,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kefe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kefe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻪ) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 439,664th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,355,001 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Kefe are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kefe is also the 408,694th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 440 people.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 177,169. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.
Kefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kefe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kefe surname contracted 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kefe Last Name Statistics demography
Kefe earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kefe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kefe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻔﻪ | kfh | 50 |
| ﻛﻒ | kf | 50 |
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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 Kefe
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