Kefeni Surname
Approximately 2,742 people bear this surname
Kefeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kefeni (6,942) may also be a first name.
Kefeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kefeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kefeni occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kefeni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 159,173rd most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,657,748 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kefeni live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 78,002nd most common first name in the world, borne by 6,942 people.
This last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Apart from Ethiopia Kefeni is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 0 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kefenie | 92 | 46 | / |
| Kefene | 83 | 4,051 | / |
| Kafeni | 83 | 105 | / |
| Kefena | 83 | 50 | / |
| Kefani | 83 | 7 | / |
| Kofeni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kefini | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kefeny | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kapfeni | 77 | 32 | / |
| Kiefene | 77 | 8 | / |
| Kafenyi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Khefani | 77 | 4 | / |
| Keffene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kepfene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kefeneh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kefeine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keffani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kawfeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kifengi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keffeny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keffini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chefeni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kofeini | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kefener | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khepheni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiefiene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kieffene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keffener | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kifani | 67 | 876 | / |
| Kafani | 67 | 559 | / |
| Kafene | 67 | 374 | / |
| Kefane | 67 | 182 | / |
| Kafini | 67 | 90 | / |
| Kefine | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kafoni | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kifene | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kifini | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kofini | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kofani | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kifoni | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kefany | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kofene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cefene | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kefeni
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis