Kifana Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Kifana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda491:796,72037,939
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kifana Last Name Facts

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

Kifana (Russian: Кифана) occurs most in Uganda. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kifana is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kifana are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 61 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 796,720. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Kamuli District, where 41 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 24 percent are found and Namutumba District, where 20 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kifanga92462/
Kifaana9211/
Khoifana8610/
Khaifana861/
Kifani83876/
Kifane83355/
Kufana83137/
Kifona835/
Kifano832/
Kefana832/
Kifany830/
Kaifahina801/
Chifana77783/
Kifanyi77290/
Khefana7717/
Kifanes777/
Kifouna772/
Kaifona772/
Kaifena771/
Kifanyo771/
Kiofani771/
Kiffane771/
Kiffani771/
Kiffany771/
Kiphanga7127/
Kisfonai7116/
Chifanha7112/
Kaifouna716/
Khifaneh716/
Kisfónai711/
Kifaango711/
Khaifani711/
Kefane67182/
Kefena6750/
Kefani677/
Kitphatna677/
Kefano674/
Kifoni673/
Kefona672/
Kefany672/
Kufena672/
Cufana671/

Kifana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kifana in the Russian language
Кифанаkifana-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kifana
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