Kephe Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kephe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kephe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kephe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kephe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kephe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kephe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kephe is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kephe live; 77 percent live in Southern Africa and 77 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Kephe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa Kephe is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 46 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 29 percent reside and Western Cape, where 17 percent reside. Other than South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.

Kephe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kephe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kephe Last Name Statistics demography

Kephe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.11% less than the national average, earning R 82,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khephe91161/
Kephei915/
Keiphe914/
Koephe914/
Kephey911/
Kepheu911/
Kepe892,268/
Keph893/
Kedphet8311/
K'Hephe834/
Kaewphe831/
Ketphee831/
Keawphe831/
Kefphet831/
Keiphes830/
Kepha802,856/
Kiepe80927/
Keppe80360/
Koepe80337/
Kaphe80335/
Cephe80320/
Keape80186/
Kehew80111/
Keepe8099/
Kepeu8083/
Keipe8069/
Kepie8058/
Kepea8050/
Kepeš8036/
Keupe8028/
Khepe8021/
Kepee8020/
Kepei8014/
Kophe8011/
Keiph809/
Kaepe808/
Keheb805/
Kepeh804/
Kiphe803/
Kepph803/
Kephi802/
Keeph801/
Kieph801/
Kepsh801/
Kepih801/
Kehfe801/
Kephy801/
Kehve800/
Kephf800/
Kepch800/
Kyphe800/
Keawphet7718/
Ketphech779/
Kaewpheh771/
Ketpheeh771/
Kheaphet771/
Keadphed771/
Keawphei771/
Kep754,295/
Koeppe731,694/
Keupeu73470/
Kepych73460/
Keppie73401/
Kepfer73273/
Keepes73203/
Keppes7395/
Khophe7384/
Chephe7363/
Kepets7354/
Kepfeu7350/
Keipes7347/
Kepecz7340/
Ketpet7337/
Keippe7336/
Kepsch7334/
Kiepea7333/
Khaphe7326/
Kepesz7321/
Kieppe7317/
Kepeňa7315/
Kaeppe7313/
Keppeh7311/
Kiepee7310/
Kheppe739/
Kaphei738/
Kophei737/
Kepysh736/
Keepei735/
Kepeer734/
Khoepe734/
Kheepe734/
Keperh733/
Keepee733/
Kedpet733/
Keppey732/
Kepish732/
Kiphet732/
Khepha732/
Kiepie732/
Keepie732/
Keapea732/
Ketpej732/
Koepfe731/
Kehpei731/
Keipei731/
Kejper731/
Kephgi731/
Keuphi731/
Kkespe731/
Keespe731/
Keepey731/
Kepeeh731/
Kedpey731/
Keppih731/
Kepoha731/
Kehpih731/
Kefhey731/
Kaphie731/
Cephea731/
Cephee731/
Keypee731/
Keypie731/
Kepees731/
Kyphet731/
Kepped730/
Keipha730/
Kophie730/
Kyphep730/
Keepha730/
Keeppe730/
Keaphy730/
Kheawphet714/
Cepe676,258/
Kepa676,025/
Keep675,149/
Kepi672,979/
Kiep671,993/
Kepp671,429/
Khew671,272/
Keup671,170/
Keip671,124/
Keef671,045/
Kefe67779/
Ceph67728/
Keap67684/
Keipper67224/
Keeb67166/
Keepper67148/
Kiepeeh6791/
Keepfer6774/
Kepy6746/
Kepf6736/
Kheb6734/
Keew6725/
Keev6724/
Khep6717/
Keppich6713/
Khef6710/
Kayphet6710/
Khev678/
Keaphai678/
Kuiphet676/
Kespech675/
Keyp674/
Koephai674/
Kepz674/
Kepetch673/
Keepeer673/
Kewp673/
Ketpech673/
Kehp672/
Kkep672/
Kefp672/
Kehf672/
Keabpih671/
Kaphphe671/
Kispher671/
Kehv671/
Kewh671/
Keupeuh671/
Kepffeu671/
Kipahei671/
D'Kepes671/
Cheephe671/
Chephey671/
Kieppie671/
Qepe671/
Ckep671/
Kyph671/
Gkep671/
Kitphet671/
Kephaya671/
Kepaish671/
Ketpeth671/
Keypper671/
Kcep671/
Keisper671/
Kedpeat671/
Kebp671/
Keppeas670/
Keipfer670/
Kuypher670/

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