Kefea Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Kefea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 56 | 1:945,386 | 44,615 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kefea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kefea (Russian: Кефеа) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kefea.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefea? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kefea is the 2,530,696th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kefea are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kefea is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 945,386. In Tanzania Kefea is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 98 percent live. Barring Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kefea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kefea in the Russian language | ||
| Кефеа | kefea | - |
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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 Kefea
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