Kefela Surname

223,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kefela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Sweden171:579,22142,433
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kefela (2,206) may also be a first name.

Kefela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kefela Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kefela is found most in Ethiopia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 223,829th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,006,347 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Kefela are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kefela is also the 159,291st most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,206 people.

The last name Kefela is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Not including Ethiopia this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Kefela Last Name Statistics demography

Kefela earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $34,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefelay924/
Kefelia922/
Kefelas921/
Kefele838,545/
Kefala832,831/
Kefeli831,914/
Kofela83414/
Kafela83167/
Kefely8321/
Kefila836/
Kifela836/
Khafela77114/
Keifala7780/
Keffala7719/
Kefelie7716/
Keefely779/
Keffely778/
Keffeli778/
Kaffela775/
Kefeler775/
Kafeela773/
Kefalla772/
Kiefala772/
Kaafela771/
Kefilas771/
Cefelia771/
Kofelya771/
Kafelya771/
Kafelau771/
Kefalea771/
Khofela771/
Kefeale771/
Kefailia711/
Khafelah711/
Kaffelia711/
Keifalah711/
Kephelas711/
Kepfetle711/
Kifele677,409/
Kefile671,601/
Kafila67667/
Kafola67184/
Kafala67147/
Kifila67140/
Qofela6787/
Kafelo6749/
Kofila6745/
Kifala6740/
Kifola6735/
Cofela6719/
Kofala6716/
Kyfala674/
Kofelo674/
Kifeli673/
Kefili672/
Keifallah672/
Khefallah671/
Kofola671/
Qafela671/

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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
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  • 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 Kefela
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