Kepha Surname
Approximately 2,856 people bear this surname
Kepha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,190 | 1:24,174 | 2,975 |
| Kenya | 651 | 1:70,937 | 6,706 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Kepha (6,983) may also be a first name.
Kepha Demographics
Kepha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kepha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kepha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kepha (Hindi: केफा, Oriya: େକଫା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kepha? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 153,842nd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,551,662 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kepha live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kepha is also the 77,675th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 6,983 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,190 people, or 1 in 24,174. In Tanzania Kepha is primarily concentrated in: Kagera Region, where 24 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 21 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 18 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Kepha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kepha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kepha in the Hindi language | ||
| केफा | kepha | - |
| Kepha in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଫା | ekapha | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kepha
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