Kelfa Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Kelfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Kelfa (36) may also be a first name.
Kelfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kelfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kelfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻔﻪ) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kelfa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Kelfa is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Kelfa live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.
Kelfa is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,795,209. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 95 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 5 percent reside. Not including France it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 10 percent reside and Morocco, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelfah | 91 | 263 | / |
| Kelfay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kelfast | 83 | 24 | / |
| Kelfatt | 83 | 9 | / |
| Hkelfai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kelfi | 80 | 141 | / |
| Klefa | 80 | 115 | / |
| Celfa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kelfo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Khlfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kelfe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kelfy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khlfay | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kelfey | 73 | 7 | / |
| Klefaß | 73 | 6 | / |
| Chelfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Klefaś | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khlfat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hkelfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kelfes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kilfat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kellfy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kilfaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kelfoy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Klefasz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kelfoud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Clfa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kelfher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelpfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelfitt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qlfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelfoth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keelfer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Klfi | 67 | 0 | / |
Kelfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kelfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻠﻔﻪ | klfh | - |
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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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- 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 Kelfa
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