Kefley Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kefley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kefley (13) may also be a first name.

Kefley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kefley is found most in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kefley.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Kefley live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 7,373,556. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 50 percent reside, Penang, where 25 percent reside and Selangor, where 25 percent reside. Barring Malaysia Kefley is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Kefley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kefley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kefley surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keffley920/
Kefle914,767/
Kefly9130/
Keflie831,449/
Kafley831,185/
Keflee8349/
Keflay8318/
Keflea8317/
Kifley8312/
Keefly836/
Keffly835/
Kiefle833/
Keffle831/
Keflly831/
Kaefle830/
Koepfle7798/
Keefler7726/
Koffley7718/
Keifler7717/
Keefely779/
Kefhler771/
Ckafley771/
Keafler771/
Kefflee771/
Kafleyi771/
Kefilly771/
Kaffley770/
Kaifley770/
Keiffle770/
Kepfler770/
Keyfler770/
Kifle73121,456/
Kafle732,571/
Kefli73715/
Kifly73284/
Kefla736/
Keaphley712/
Ketfilly711/
Keffelly711/
Keefhler710/
Kiflie676,946/
Kiflay672,342/
Köfler67671/
Keyfli67303/
Köpfle67272/
Kaflay67108/
Kopfle6778/
Kiflee6742/
Kaflee6739/
Kiffle6732/
Chefle6719/
Kaffly6719/
Cafley6713/
Khefli6711/
Keffli6710/
Kofloy6710/
Koffle6710/
Kiffly678/
Keffeller676/
Keefli675/
Keflai674/
Cofley674/
Kifleh674/
Kiflle674/
Kaflie673/
Keflia672/
Kitfle671/
Kephle671/
Kaflea671/
Kahfly671/
Kafleh671/
Kiflei671/
Kiflue671/
Kofleu671/
Käfler671/
Keflih671/
Keifli671/
Kaffle670/

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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 Kefley
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