Kefit Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Kefit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Kefit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kefit occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kefit live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Kefit is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 8,038,296. In Afghanistan Kefit is most prevalent in: Khost, where 75 percent live and Paktia, where 25 percent live. Apart from Afghanistan this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiefit911/
Kefi894,674/
Kefitte830/
Keffi80710/
Kafit80580/
Keyfi80234/
Kofit80105/
Khefi8097/
Kefei8035/
Kefiy8022/
Kefie8014/
Kiefi806/
Keifi806/
Kefai804/
Kewfi804/
Kefiz804/
Keefi803/
Keafi803/
Gkefi803/
Kefih802/
Kefet802/
Kefio801/
Kefoi801/
Kefip801/
Khafit73576/
Kafait73198/
Kheffi73184/
Kifite7398/
Keuffi7326/
Kifait739/
Khofit737/
Kefaia737/
Kieffi736/
Kechfi733/
Kefete732/
Khetfi732/
Kefije731/
Keffie731/
Keitfi731/
Kefetz731/
Keafoi731/
Kheefi731/
Khezfi731/
Keafie730/
Keefie730/
Keeffi730/
Keefet730/
Kefa674,530/
Kefe67779/
Kifi67686/
Keifetz6727/
Qefi6723/
Kefy6723/
Kéfi6715/
Keyfetz6714/
Keawfai675/
Kieffei675/
Cefi674/
Khefets674/
Keyfets672/
Khafith671/
Kefphet671/
Kheyfis671/
Kifitte671/
Kèfi671/
Kyfi671/
Keafaia671/
Keffieh671/
Khechfi671/
Keiffie670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kefit
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