Kefeyalew Surname

60,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kefeyalew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefeyalew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia8,3711:11,6531,726
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Kefeyalew (1,389) may also be a first name.

Kefeyalew Last Name Facts

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

Kefeyalew is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kefeyalew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefeyalew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,140th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 869,532 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kefeyalew are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 209,948th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 1,389 people.

The last name Kefeyalew is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 8,371 people, or 1 in 11,653. Excluding Ethiopia it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Kefeyalew Last Name Statistics demography

Kefeyalew earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.97% less than the national average, earning $34,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefyalew9437,712/
Kefiyalew894,507/
Kefyallew892/
Kefeialew891/
Kifeyalew891/
Kefeyelew891/
Kefelew881,776/
Kefalew8825/
Kefylew882/
Kefialew8225/
Keffelew8219/
Kefellew821/
Kifyalew821/
Keflew801/
Kfelew801/
Kefayelew782/
Kafiyalew781/
Kifelew752,421/
Keflow671/
Keflaw671/
Kovalew6325/
Kavalew6311/
Coffey-Law531/
Kovalow5070/
Kavalow5014/
Kovolew5011/
Kovaliw501/

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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 Kefeyalew
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