Keffa Surname

288,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Keffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
Ivory Coast4191:55,0633,316
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Liberia431:102,5248,134
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Keffa (1,423) may also be a first name.

Keffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻪ, Russian: Кеффа) occurs most in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keffa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keffa is the 288,746th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,487,610 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Keffa are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 206,897th most common first name at a global level, held by 1,423 people.

It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Other than Malawi it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 32 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 4 percent are found.

Keffa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keffah916/
Keiffa915/
Kieffa914/
Kheffa914/
Keffaz912/
Keeffa910/
Kefa894,530/
Koffa808,014/
Kefay801,453/
Kaffa801,092/
Keffi80710/
Ceffa80495/
Kiffa80257/
Keifa80225/
Kefah80169/
Kefea8058/
Kaefa8039/
Koefa8039/
Keffe8036/
Keffo8034/
Keefa8032/
Khefa8018/
Kiefa8011/
Keufa808/
Keffy804/
Kefai804/
Keyfa802/
Kgefa801/
Keafa801/
Kehfa801/
Kefha801/
Kqefa801/
Kepfa800/
Kheffach772/
Keeffe731,786/
Cheffa73900/
Kaffah73231/
Kheffi73184/
Koffah73150/
Kefaya73145/
Kaffai73142/
Keifah7392/
Kieffe7372/
Kaiffa7332/
Keuffi7326/
Koffai7320/
Khaefa7312/
Keawfa7311/
Koeffo7310/
Kefaia737/
Keffee736/
Kieffi736/
Keefas735/
Kaefai735/
Kaewfa734/
Keffeh733/
Kyoffa733/
Kheifa732/
Keffou732/
Queffa732/
Kieffo732/
Khefah732/
Keiffe731/
Keafay731/
Keffey731/
Koffay731/
Khaffa731/
Kaaffa731/
Keuffo731/
Kifffa731/
Khefaz731/
Kiehfa731/
Keffie731/
Keuffe731/
Keefah731/
Keaffe730/
Keeffi730/
Kefffe730/
Kafa676,097/
Kofa675,786/
Kefi674,674/
Kefe67779/
Kifa67639/
Cefa67335/
Kyfa67297/
Cheffaj67170/
Qefa67161/
Kaewfai67155/
Cheffah67125/
Kefo67125/
Cheiffa6730/
Cheffai6724/
Kefy6723/
Kaaffah6716/
Keeffee6715/
Keaffer6710/
Khefach676/
Kieffei675/
Kaewfah675/
Keawfai675/
Kheshfa674/
Kaewfay674/
Keuffey673/
Kaffeah673/
Kaiffah672/
Kefferr671/
Keafaia671/
Kepffeu671/
Keffieh671/
Kiffaya671/
Kheefah671/
Keiffie670/
Keiffee670/
Keffeer670/
Keiffey670/

Keffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻔﻪkfh-
Keffa in the Russian language
Кеффаkeffa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keffa
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