Kefere Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kefere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Kefere (28) may also be a first name.

Kefere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kefere is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kefere click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefere? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Kefere are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Kefere is most numerous in: Akwa Ibom, where 57 percent live and Oyo, where 43 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefer911,485/
Kefre9134/
Kepferie862/
Kefferer860/
Kiefer8350,941/
Keefer8314,036/
Keffer834,808/
Keifer833,277/
Kafere831,629/
Kepfer83273/
Keafer83171/
Keufer8348/
Keyfer8330/
Kefire8314/
Kefert836/
Kefore834/
Keferi832/
Keffre832/
Kefeer831/
Kefera831/
Kefier831/
Khefer831/
Kefeir831/
Keifre831/
Kieffer7724,019/
Keiffer771,820/
Keuffer77179/
Kiepfer7778/
Keepfer7774/
Keeffer7736/
Keaffer7710/
Keffert777/
Khafere774/
Keffery773/
Keefeer773/
Kefeiri772/
Keifeer771/
Keisfer771/
Keefery771/
Kefferr771/
Keffier771/
Kheyfer771/
Kieferr771/
Keifera771/
Khiefer771/
Kafeere771/
Kaferei771/
Koffere771/
Chefere771/
Kheferi771/
Kheafer771/
Kaifere771/
Kefferd770/
Keupfer770/
Keiferz770/
Kiefier770/
Kepfert770/
Keffeer770/
Keefert770/
Keipfer770/
Keefier770/
Keufier770/
Käfer734,805/
Kifer732,619/
Cefer7391/
Kéfer7380/
Kyfer7341/
Kefir7318/
Kefyr736/
Kifre731/
Kífer731/
Cheffere7110/
Keferová718/
Keferova713/
Kiefferi711/
Kieffier711/
Kheifeur711/
Kiefffer711/
Kefferth710/
Kapferee710/
Kipfer673,073/
Kiffer672,916/
Kafare67755/
Chefer67404/
Kaifer67345/
Kepher67255/
Kaferi67121/
Kifera67115/
Kifert6786/
Käfert6774/
Kojfer6758/
Kafire6753/
Käffer6736/
Kypfer6730/
Cafere6728/
Ceferi6724/
Kafore6724/
Kefgir6714/
Ceffer6713/
Kefari6712/
Kayfer6710/
Khifer679/
Kiefir679/
Kafery678/
Kofare677/
Khefir677/
Kuifer675/
Kifier673/
Kofore673/
Kefferová672/
Kitfer672/
Cifere672/
Kifore672/
Koferi671/
Kyfert671/
Ceafer671/
Ceifer671/
Cofere671/
Keffir671/
Quefer671/
Kifare671/
Kifeer671/
Kiferd671/
Kifire671/
Käpfer671/
Qafere671/
Kefiri671/
Kefira671/
Keefir670/
Keepherer670/
Keifir670/
Kyfeir670/
Kyffer670/

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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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  • 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 Kefere
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