Kifala Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Kifala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Congo81:623,63715,053
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Kifala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kifala (Russian: Кифала) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kifala are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 88 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Kifala is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Without taking into account The DR Congo Kifala exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keifala9280/
Kaifala9260/
Kiefala922/
Kifalas921/
Kifallah8642/
Kaifalah862/
Keifalah861/
Kaifalay861/
Kaifalla861/
Kefala832,831/
Cifala83221/
Kifola8335/
Kifale8312/
Kifela836/
Kyfala834/
Kufala831/
Kifali831/
Kifalo831/
Keifallah802/
Kaifallah802/
Kefalas775,176/
Kifoula77582/
Kisfali77110/
Kifuila7775/
Kiphala7775/
Chifala7740/
Keffala7719/
Cifalia778/
Kefalla772/
Kefalea771/
Kiffola771/
Caifala771/
Khaifallah75240/
Kaiffallah751/
Keffalas7155/
Kefaleas7146/
Kefallas714/
Kefailia711/
Kipfuila711/
Keafalas711/
Kefale6715,168/
Kefela671,819/
Cefala67333/
Cifola67285/
Cifali67270/
Kifolo67216/
Kefali6745/
Cifalà679/
Kifole675/
Kufola674/
Cifalá672/
Koifoulla672/
Cifalo671/
Kishphala671/
Khefallah671/

Kifala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kifala in the Russian language
Кифалаkifala-

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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 Kifala
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