Keffas Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Keffas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keffas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1601:1,107,14245,738
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Keffas (684) may also be a first name.

Keffas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keffas is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Keffas.

How Common Is The Last Name Keffas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,152,132nd most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname Keffas is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Keffas live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Keffas is also the 316,415th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 684 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 34 percent are found, Taraba, where 15 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.

Keffas Last Name Statistics demography

Keffas earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.48% more than the national average, earning $60,614 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefas9118,348/
Koffas83349/
Kaffas83294/
Keifas8322/
Kiefas8318/
Kefase8310/
Keefas835/
Khefas834/
Kefass833/
Keafas833/
Keffaz832/
Kaefas831/
Keffax831/
Keffous77906/
Kaffash77183/
Kaffass774/
Kefasse771/
Khaffas771/
Kafas73861/
Kefos73124/
Kifas7364/
Kofas7338/
Cefas733/
Kyfas731/
Kefaz731/
Khoffash715/
Kheffach712/
Khaffash711/
Kheffous711/
Kafash677,664/
Qaffas672,255/
Kephas672,048/
Gkofas67292/
Kaifas67258/
Khafas6739/
Coffas6739/
Kkafas6727/
Caffas6723/
Kajfas6722/
Gkefos6722/
Kefous679/
Keface677/
Chefas677/
Kaafas674/
Kaffaz674/
Gkafas674/
Gkifas672/
Khofas671/
Kopfas671/
Kifash671/
Kahfas671/
Kafais671/
Kafaus671/
Kiofas671/
Keshfasht671/
Kiffax671/
Khefaz671/
Kofasz671/
Kafays671/
Kayfas671/
Ceifas670/

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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 Keffas
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