Kefo Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kefo (120) may also be a first name.

Kefo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kefo is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kefo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefo? popularity and diffusion

Kefo is the 1,612,213th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Kefo are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 57 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Kefo is also the 852,104th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 120 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 114,841. In Papua New Guinea Kefo is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 87 percent live, National Capital District, where 8 percent live and Madang, where 1 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 17 percent live and Turkey, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefos89124/
Kaefo8977/
Koefo8972/
Keffo8934/
Kefou8927/
Kefuo8923/
Keafo8913/
Keifo899/
Kiefo899/
Khefo895/
Kefoh891/
Keufo891/
Kepfo891/
Kefoi891/
Keefo890/
Gkefos8022/
Koeffo8010/
Kefuoe808/
Keufou803/
Kaefoy802/
Kieffo802/
Keffou802/
Keafoy801/
Keyfoy801/
Keafoi801/
Kefouh801/
Kefooh801/
Keuffo801/
Kefa754,530/
Kafo75808/
Kifo75346/
Kofo75288/
Cefo7549/
Kyfo751/
Qefo751/
Khaefoi73107/
Kaewfoo7332/
Keawfoo7315/
Kaewfoy732/
Kaffo671,408/
Keffa671,328/
Koffo67538/
Kapfo67260/
Keifa67225/
Kefah67169/
Khafo67161/
Kafoi67138/
Koifo6792/
Chefo6773/
Kifoi6748/
Kiffo6746/
Kaefa6739/
Koefa6739/
Kuifo6735/
Keefa6732/
Kafoy6727/
Kaifo6727/
Kiofo6721/
Kifou6719/
Kevoh6719/
Khefa6718/
Khifo6717/
Kafuo6713/
Kiefa6711/
Keufa678/
Kafoo676/
Khofo676/
Kyfos674/
Kifoy673/
Keyfa672/
Ceifo672/
Kifoh672/
Kofoi672/
Khefouch671/
Kechfoud671/
Koïfo671/
Kgefa671/
Kyfou671/
Kqefa671/
Kiwfo671/
Kepho671/
Keafa671/
Kheffous671/
Kehfa671/
Kheawfoo671/
Kefha671/
Kefeu671/
Kehvo671/
Kifod671/
Kepfa670/

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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
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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 Kefo
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