Kefu Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Tonga

Kefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Tonga91:11,924307
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
China41:341,830,39216,990
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Kefu (417) may also be a first name.

Kefu Last Name Facts

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

Kefu (Russian: Кефу) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 814,680th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. The last name Kefu is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Kefu reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 420,947th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 417 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 378,865. In South Africa Kefu is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 8 percent reside. Barring South Africa Kefu is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Kefu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kefu surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kefu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.42% less than the national average, earning R 117,816 per year and in United States they earn 34.52% more than the national average, earning $58,045 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khefu89162/
Kiefu8951/
Kefou8927/
Kefuh8915/
Keafu8913/
Keefu894/
Kefuu893/
Kaefu891/
Keyfu891/
Keufu891/
Kefeu891/
Kepfu890/
Kepfeu8050/
Keufeu8038/
Kaewfu8022/
Kefuss807/
Kaefeu804/
Keufou803/
Keffou802/
Kefouh801/
Keafeu801/
Kafu751,641/
Kifu751,620/
Kofu75753/
Cefu75192/
Kyfu7561/
Qefu751/
Keehfus7352/
Kheawfu739/
Khiepfu733/
Kaheefu731/
Kepffeu731/
Keefuss731/
Kechfus730/
Kehfuss730/
Kafui674,247/
Kaifu671,197/
Khofu67397/
Khafu67238/
Chefu67204/
Keehfuss6750/
Kafau6746/
Koffu6745/
Kifuh6736/
Kifut6734/
Koifu6729/
Kuifu6721/
Kifou6719/
Kapfu6717/
Kaffu6716/
Kofui6712/
Kephu6712/
Kaafu6712/
Kefoe6711/
Kofau677/
Kyofu675/
Kiofu675/
Kifau674/
Cefau672/
Kifui672/
Kafeu672/
Kifuu672/
Kafuu671/
Kheffous671/
Kechfoud671/
Khefouch671/
Cefeu671/
Kyfou671/
Kofuu671/
Kofuh671/

Kefu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kefu in the Russian language
Кефуkefu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kefu
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