Kefta Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kefta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria801:482,89436,623
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Kefta Last Name Facts

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

Kefta is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefta? popularity and diffusion

Kefta is the 2,075,631st most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kefta live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname Kefta is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 482,894. In Algeria Kefta is primarily concentrated in: Tipasa Province, where 100 percent reside. Not including Algeria Kefta is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kofta801,211/
Kafta8034/
Kewta8031/
Kevta8028/
Kifta8023/
Kefte805/
Kefti805/
Kefty801/
Kaewta731,043/
Kiefte73186/
Keawta7375/
Qeftaj7322/
Khafta733/
Keefty732/
Ketfti731/
Kiofta731/
Keefte731/
Chefta731/
Khefti731/
Keftes731/
Koftaa731/
Kiefty730/
Keftis730/
Kaewtha6776/
Kiewtai6731/
Kaewtai6714/
Keawtha6712/
Khaftha6711/
Kaewtea673/
Kheawta672/
Keawtat672/
Keawtap672/
Keawtea672/
Keifter672/
Khiewta671/
Khewtap671/
Khewtat671/
Kiewtaa671/
Keawtai671/

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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 Kefta
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