Kefilwe Surname

262,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kefilwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefilwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1,4671:1,491107
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Kefilwe (13,992) may also be a first name.

Kefilwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kefilwe is found in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefilwe? popularity and diffusion

Kefilwe is the 262,445th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,877,875 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kefilwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 48,637th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 13,992 people.

The surname Kefilwe is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is borne by 1,467 people, or 1 in 1,491. Barring Botswana Kefilwe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Kefilwe Last Name Statistics demography

Kefilwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.9% less than the national average, earning R 223,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefhilwe9399/
Kifilwe86186/
Kefelwe861/
Kefylw771/
Kefelw771/
Keflew771/
Kifilwa7155/
Kefylew712/
Kefleby711/
Kifilue711/
Kiflwee711/
Chifilwe671/
Kefellew671/

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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 Kefilwe
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