Kefes Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kefes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
France111:6,038,429280,838
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kefes (73) may also be a first name.

Kefes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kefes is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Kefes reside; 38 percent reside in Western Europe and 30 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 73 people.

Kefes is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,779,336. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Konya Province, where 54 percent live, Eskisehir Province, where 32 percent live and Antalya Province, where 14 percent live. Not including Turkey Kefes occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 23 percent live.

Kefes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kefes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keyfes9110/
Keffes916/
Keefes912/
Keifes911/
Kiefes910/
Khefets834/
Keyfets832/
Keefies830/
Kafes801,186/
Kefis80174/
Kefez8022/
Kofes8010/
Kyfes805/
Kifes805/
Kefex801/
Kheifets77237/
Kaffes73373/
Kayfes73132/
Kajfes7352/
Kaifes7350/
Chefes7329/
Koffes735/
Khafes732/
Kephes732/
Kafees731/
Kefetz731/
Koyfes731/
Keufis730/
Kaifesh67432/
Keifetz6727/
Keyfetz6714/
Kayfesh6713/
Kaafesh6712/
Khaifes671/
Khafesh671/
Kheyfis671/
Kofeish670/
Keiphes670/

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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 Kefes
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