Keifala Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Liberia

Keifala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keifala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone361:196,934344
Liberia261:169,55911,793
England161:3,482,379114,324
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Keifala (80) may also be a first name.

Keifala Last Name Facts

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

Keifala occurs more in Sierra Leone more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Keifala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keifala? popularity and diffusion

Keifala is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Keifala live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Keifala is also the 1,075,395th most widely held forename globally It is held by 80 people.

It is most frequent in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 196,934. Aside from Sierra Leone Keifala occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 33 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keifalah931/
Kefala922,831/
Kifala9240/
Keifallah882/
Kefalas865,176/
Kaifala8660/
Keffala8619/
Kiefala862/
Kefalla862/
Kifalas861/
Kefalea861/
Keffalas8055/
Kefaleas8046/
Kifallah8042/
Kefallas804/
Kaifalah802/
Kaifalla801/
Keafalas801/
Kaifalay801/
Kefailia801/
Kefale7715,168/
Kefela771,819/
Cefala77333/
Cifala77221/
Kafala77147/
Kefali7745/
Kifola7735/
Kifale7712/
Kifela776/
Kyfala774/
Kifalo771/
Kifali771/
Kaifallah752/
Khefallah751/
Qefalia71648/
Kifoula71582/
Khaifallah71240/
Kefalou71117/
Kisfali71110/
Kefalis71110/
Kafalas7194/
Kiphala7175/
Kifuila7175/
Cefalia7173/
Chifala7140/
Kephala7116/
Keffalo7110/
Kafalia719/
Cifalia718/
Qefalla717/
Kgafala716/
Keffali714/
Khefali714/
Kefelay714/
Koufala713/
Kafalau713/
Chefala712/
Kefalás712/
Kapfala711/
Kefales711/
Kefeale711/
Kefalie711/
Caifala711/
Kaffala711/
Kiffola711/
Khafala711/
Kaiffallah711/
Kefaler710/
Kephalas67160/
Ceffalia6774/
Kafallas6718/
Keffalos6718/
Qefaliaj6713/
Keffales6712/
Kafalias677/
Ceafalau672/
Kafallah671/
Keaphola671/
Kefalech671/
Koufalia671/
Kipfuila671/
Kaffalay671/
Kejafela671/
Kaffalas671/
Keffaler671/
Khafalla671/

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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 Keifala
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