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
Kefea (Russian: Кефеа) occurs most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefea? popularity and diffusion
Kefea is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kefea reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Kefea is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 945,386. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 98 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.
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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