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 held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefea? popularity and diffusion
Kefea is the 2,530,696th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. Kefea 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.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 945,386. In Tanzania Kefea is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 98 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 2 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.
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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