Kefi Surname

100,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Kefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,3941:38,9664,521
France5181:128,22919,541
Tunisia3071:1,989226
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Greece581:191,03130,451
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Turkey321:2,431,91977,125
Qatar281:84,2149,043
India261:29,502,515369,827
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
England101:5,571,806158,774
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

The alternate forms: Kéfi (15) & Kèfi (1) are calculated separately.

Kefi (453) may also be a first name.

Kefi Last Name Facts

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

Kefi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻲ, Hindi: केफी, Russian: Кефи) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Kéfi or Kèfi. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 100,994th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,559,167 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Kefi reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kefi is also the 401,726th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 453 people.

This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 3,394 people, or 1 in 38,966. In Indonesia it is most common in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 93 percent live, Papua, where 4 percent live and Riau, where 1 percent live. Besides Indonesia Kefi exists in 44 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent live and Tunisia, where 7 percent live.

Kefi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kefi earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 73.49% more than the national average, earning $74,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.12% less than the national average, earning $28,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kéfi9215/
Kèfi921/
Keffi89710/
Keyfi89234/
Khefi8997/
Kefei8935/
Koefi8933/
Kefiy8922/
Kefie8914/
Keifi896/
Kiefi896/
Kefit895/
Kewfi894/
Kefai894/
Kefiz894/
Gkefi893/
Keafi893/
Keefi893/
Kefih892/
Kaefi891/
Kefio891/
Kefoi891/
Kefip891/
Khaefi80602/
Kheffi80184/
Keuffi8026/
Kefaia807/
Kieffi806/
Kaefai805/
Kechfi803/
Khetfi802/
Koeffi801/
Kefije801/
Kaeffi801/
Kaefie801/
Keafoi801/
Kheefi801/
Khezfi801/
Keitfi801/
Keffie801/
Keefie800/
Keeffi800/
Keafie800/
Kafi7573,237/
Kofi7566,739/
Kefa754,530/
Kefe75779/
Kifi75686/
Qefi7523/
Kefy7523/
Cefi754/
Kyfi751/
Kaewfai73155/
Khaefoi73107/
Kieffei735/
Keawfai735/
Kheyfis731/
Keafaia731/
Keffieh731/
Khechfi731/
Keiffie730/
Koffi67785,176/
Keefe6720,842/
Kofie675,637/
Kahfi675,122/
Khafi674,389/
Kafui674,247/
Kaffi673,454/
Khofi672,745/
Kefey671,935/
Kaifi671,525/
Kefay671,453/
Keffa671,328/
Cefai671,038/
Kafai671,033/
Kaafi67924/
Kafih67525/
Kafie67411/
Kofhi67347/
Keifa67225/
Qeefi67179/
Keife67139/
Kafoi67138/
Kifai67100/
Chefi6787/
Kefea6758/
Kiefe6750/
Kafei6750/
Kifoi6748/
Kofai6743/
Keffe6736/
Kyofi6734/
Kofei6734/
Keefa6732/
Koefe6727/
Kefez6722/
Kiffi6721/
Khefa6718/
Kofui6712/
Khifi6711/
Kiefa6711/
Kayfi6710/
Kafij678/
Kaefe678/
Kefee677/
Kifie677/
Quefi676/
Ceffi676/
Kofyi676/
Kefeh675/
Keffy674/
Gkofi674/
Kafhi673/
Kiofi673/
Keafe672/
Kephi672/
Keify672/
Kifei672/
Kofoi672/
Keyfa672/
Kefet672/
Kifui672/
Ceifi671/
Keafa671/
Keufe671/
Kefed671/
Kefeu671/
Kefha671/
Kehfe671/
Kifio671/
Kifiy671/
Kajfi671/
Kopfi671/
Kowfi671/
Koyfi671/
Kqefa671/
Kjfid671/
Keafy670/
Kefje670/
Kepfa670/

Kefi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kefi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻔﻲkfy-
Kefi in the Hindi language
केफीkephi90.91
क्ेफीkephi9.09
Kefi in the Russian language
Кефиkefi-

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