Kifa Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Russia1021:1,412,97198,464
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Moldova401:89,03411,037
Romania351:573,65341,852
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Benin161:645,97538,126
Transnistria151:31,6475,088
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India81:95,883,173728,828
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kifa (425) may also be a first name.

Kifa Last Name Facts

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

Kifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻴﻔﻪ, Hindi: किफा, Russian: Кифа) is most common in Morocco. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 511,519th most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. The surname Kifa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Kifa live; 27 percent live in Eastern Europe and 21 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 416,660th most common first name at a global level, held by 425 people.

This surname is most numerous in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Without taking into account Morocco Kifa occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Kifa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kifa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kifa last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kifa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kifa last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 47.06% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaifa891,574/
Kifah891,043/
Kiffa89257/
Keifa89225/
Kifai89100/
Kifea8980/
Kiofa8957/
Koifa8947/
Kifay8928/
Kuifa8917/
Kiefa8911/
Kifaa8910/
Khifa899/
Kifau894/
Kifha891/
Kifaah80306/
Kaifai80262/
Khaifa80159/
Kifaya80126/
Keifah8092/
Koifah8051/
Kaifah8044/
Kaiffa8032/
Kaifat809/
Khifah805/
Keiffa805/
Kieffa804/
Kifach804/
Kaipfa803/
Kheifa802/
Kifahe802/
Gkifas802/
Khoifa802/
Kaifea801/
Kifash801/
Kifffa801/
Kishfa801/
Kiehfa801/
Kufa7510,837/
Kefa754,530/
Kifi75686/
Kifo75346/
Kyfa75297/
Kife7552/
Cifa7540/
Qifa757/
Kify753/
Kifj751/
Khoifah73179/
Khaifah7332/
Kifagio7322/
Kaifasz733/
Kaiffah732/
Khifaya732/
Kiffaya731/
Chifa672,109/
Kaifi671,525/
Kefay671,453/
Keffa671,328/
Kiffe67484/
Kuffa67327/
Kufai67179/
Kefah67169/
Keife67139/
Caifa67130/
Koifo6792/
Kaife6790/
Ciffa6759/
Kefea6758/
Kivah6753/
Kiefe6750/
Khufa6748/
Kifoi6748/
Kiffo6746/
Kaify6745/
Kufah6735/
Kuifo6735/
Keefa6732/
Kuefa6730/
Kaifo6727/
Kyofa6726/
Kiffi6721/
Kiofo6721/
Kifou6719/
Kufau6718/
Khefa6718/
Khifo6717/
Khahaifa6714/
Khifi6711/
Kiefo679/
Keifo679/
Keufa678/
Kuufa678/
Kufay677/
Kifie677/
Keifi676/
Kiefi676/
Qoifa675/
Kipha675/
Cifai675/
Kefai674/
Kipfe673/
Kifoy673/
Kiofi673/
Kifeh673/
Keify672/
Kifei672/
Kifoh672/
Keyfa672/
Qaifa672/
Kifui672/
Quifa672/
Kgefa671/
Kifee671/
Keafa671/
Ceifa671/
Kehfa671/
Kefha671/
Kifio671/
Kifiy671/
Kifod671/
Kajfa671/
Kiofe671/
Kihfe671/
Kuife671/
Cifaï671/
Khify671/
Cifau671/
Kufaa671/
Kqefa671/
Kiwfo671/
Kiffy671/
Kepfa670/

Kifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻴﻔﻪkyfh-
Kifa in the Hindi language
किफाkipha80
कीफाkipha20
Kifa in the Russian language
Кифаkifa-

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Footnotes

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