Kephas Surname

203,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Nauru

Kephas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kephas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad7701:17,6522,191
Tanzania7681:68,9347,269
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Micronesia1121:949210
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Zimbabwe341:454,06638,992
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Nauru201:594168
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Kephas (8,986) may also be a first name.

Kephas Last Name Facts

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

Kephas is held by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kephas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kephas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kephas is the 203,212th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,558,372 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kephas reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 65,766th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,986 people.

Kephas is most frequently held in Chad, where it is borne by 770 people, or 1 in 17,652. Apart from Chad this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 38 percent are found and Malawi, where 9 percent are found.

Kephas Last Name Statistics demography

Kephas earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.47% less than the national average, earning $21,804 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kephass923/
Kiephas923/
Kephase921/
Kephash920/
Kepas912,190/
Khephase861/
Cephas837,424/
Kiepas83746/
Keppas83122/
Kiphas8317/
Kepeas8313/
Kaepas839/
Kepass832/
Kepasz831/
Kepase831/
Kehpas831/
Kophas831/
Kaphas831/
Keepas830/
Kaiphas7749/
Kephace7714/
Keypash779/
Cephaus778/
Ceaphas778/
Cephass777/
Kopahas774/
Chephas774/
Khepase773/
Keipash772/
Kepasse771/
Kiepeas771/
Ceiphas771/
Cephais771/
Cepheas771/
Keppeas770/
Cepphas770/
Kefas7318,348/
Kopas732,247/
Kapas732,238/
Kipas731,937/
Cepas73936/
Kepos7345/
Kypas732/
Kiejpasz7131/
Ceiphaus711/
Kedpadts710/
Kappas671,530/
Kaipas67649/
Keffas67208/
Kapash67145/
Keepax67100/
Ceppas6793/
Koppas6781/
Chepas6768/
Kipase6756/
Khafas6739/
Caphas6732/
Kippas6723/
Keifas6722/
Kiefas6718/
Kypast6717/
Kapais6716/
Kopaas6714/
Kaepos6711/
Kefase6710/
Kopahs6710/
Kapaus679/
Khapas679/
Kuipas677/
Kypash676/
Keefas675/
Khefas674/
Kopass674/
Kopash674/
Kefass673/
Keafas673/
Kipash673/
Kapass672/
Keawphach672/
Khofas671/
Ciphas671/
Keshfasht671/
Kiepaz671/
Kopays671/
Kahfas671/
Koypas671/
Quepas671/
Cepass671/
Kypais671/
Kaefas671/
Caepas671/
Cehpas671/
Kopfas671/

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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 Kephas
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