Kefenie Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kefenie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefenie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States101:36,245,893832,629

Kefenie (1,620) may also be a first name.

Kefenie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kefenie is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kefenie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefenie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Kefenie live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kefenie is also the 191,847th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 1,620 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Apart from Ethiopia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Kefenie Last Name Statistics demography

Kefenie earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefene924,051/
Kefeni922,742/
Kiefene868/
Kepfene862/
Keffene862/
Kefeneh861/
Kefeine861/
Kefener861/
Kiefiene801/
Kieffene801/
Keffener800/
Kafene77374/
Kafeni77105/
Kefena7750/
Kifene7712/
Kefani777/
Cefene771/
Kofeni771/
Kofene771/
Kefini771/
Kefeny771/
Kapfeni7132/
Kapfene7113/
Kafenyi715/
Khefani714/
Kawfeni711/
Keffani711/
Chefeni711/
Kofeini711/
Kifenje711/
Kifeene711/
Kifenge711/
Keffini711/
Keffeny711/
Kiffene711/
Chefene711/
Kafinie711/
Kafeene711/
Kifengi711/
Khepheni671/
Queffene670/

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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 Kefenie
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis