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 last name Kifala (Russian: Кифала) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kifala is the 3,100,440th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Kifala is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kifala live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Kifala is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 10 percent are found.

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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  • 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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