Kepha Surname

153,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kepha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,1901:24,1742,975
Kenya6511:70,9376,706
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Kepha (6,983) may also be a first name.

Kepha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kepha (Hindi: केफा, Oriya: େକଫା) is most common in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 153,842nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,551,662 people. The surname is mostly 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 held first name internationally It is held by 6,983 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,190 people, or 1 in 24,174. In Tanzania Kepha is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 24 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 21 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 18 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Kepha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khepha912/
Kepoha911/
Koepha911/
Keipha910/
Keepha910/
Kepa896,025/
Kaewpha8320/
Keaphai838/
Ketphat836/
Khephat835/
Kaepaha834/
Koephai834/
Ketphap832/
Kephaya831/
Kephash830/
Kapha80511/
Keepa80406/
Keppa80354/
Kaepa80219/
Kepai80116/
Kopha80113/
Kepaa8080/
Keipa8068/
Kepea8050/
Kiepa8048/
Cepha8040/
Kepau8039/
Kepah8034/
Koepa8034/
Kephe8031/
Kepay8018/
Keupa8014/
Keapa8013/
Kepga8010/
Kepoh8010/
Khepa805/
Kipha805/
Kebpa805/
Kepeh804/
Kepoa803/
Kephi802/
Kehfa801/
Kepih801/
Kefha801/
Kephy801/
Kepho801/
Kepfa800/
Kaewphai779/
Keawphat779/
Kepych73460/
Kepaya73370/
Khapha73214/
Khephe73161/
Keipau7366/
Kopaha7334/
Kiepea7333/
Chepha7323/
Keipoa7320/
Kepeňa7315/
Keppah7313/
Keapau7313/
Kespai7313/
Kapaha7311/
Keppeh7311/
Khopha739/
Kophai738/
Koepai737/
Kepysh736/
Keppoh736/
Kevaha736/
Kaipha735/
Kephei735/
Ketpat735/
Kephou734/
Keiphe734/
Khepho734/
Kowpha734/
Keepaa733/
Keperh733/
Kepish732/
Kaphai732/
Kheppa732/
Kipaha732/
Keapea732/
Ketpad732/
Kaepho732/
Kepasz731/
Kephey731/
Kephgi731/
Keppad731/
Keuphi731/
Kepeeh731/
Keapah731/
Kaypha731/
Koepay731/
Cephai731/
Cephah731/
Keepap731/
Keupau731/
Keppih731/
Kepaia731/
Kepheu731/
Keepai731/
Keepay731/
Kehpas731/
Kehpih731/
Keipoh731/
Kkaepa731/
Cephea731/
Keepoh731/
Kiehfa731/
Khipha731/
Kiphaa731/
Kaphaj731/
Kitpha731/
Khepat731/
Keapai731/
Kieppa731/
Koeppa730/
Keaphy730/
Keawphach712/
Khaewphai711/
Kapa6725,784/
Kopa6712,247/
Kipa6710,291/
Kefa674,530/
Kepi672,979/
Cepa672,474/
Kepe672,268/
Kepo671,873/
Kypa67415/
Kappaha67177/
Kiepeeh6791/
Khophai6790/
Qepa6788/
Kaewpho6753/
Kepy6746/
Käpa6736/
Khaipha6732/
Kabpaha6715/
Khoepah6713/
Keppich6713/
Kedphet6711/
Keypash679/
Kiphaut676/
Keawpho675/
Kespech675/
Kitphai674/
K'Hephe674/
Kaiphai674/
Kheshfa674/
Kapahai673/
Kepetch673/
Caepaha673/
Khaphai673/
Ketpech673/
Ketpath672/
Keipash672/
Keabpih671/
Kiphaid671/
Keupaah671/
Keupeuh671/
Khaphah671/
Khiphai671/
Kaphajh671/
Kihpaha671/
Keeppat671/
Chepaha671/
Kaiphay671/
Kjpa671/
Kepaish671/
Ketpeth671/
Ketphee671/
Ketphop671/
Ketphot671/
Khawpha671/
Keawphe671/
Kefphet671/
Kedpeat671/
Kedphoo671/
Keephot671/
Keiphes670/
Keppeas670/

Kepha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kepha in the Hindi language
केफाkepha-
Kepha in the Oriya language
େକଫାekapha-

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