Kifani Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Kifani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Algeria1111:348,03231,649
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
France131:5,109,440259,941
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kifani (40) may also be a first name.

Kifani Last Name Facts

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

Kifani is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kifani.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifani? popularity and diffusion

Kifani is the 401,066th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Kifani reside; 75 percent reside in North Africa and 75 percent reside in Mahgreb. Kifani is also the 1,614,485th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 40 people.

The surname is most widespread in Morocco, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 63,259. Not including Morocco this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 13 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Kifani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kifani last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kifanyi92290/
Kiofani921/
Kiffani921/
Khaifani861/
Kifane83355/
Kifana8396/
Kefani837/
Kifoni833/
Kifany830/
Chifani77236/
Kifouni7741/
Kifaana7711/
Kifanes777/
Ciffani776/
Khefani774/
Kayfani771/
Kiffany771/
Kufaani771/
Kiffane771/
Keffani771/
Kifanyo771/
Kuffani771/
Kiphanit71183/
Kisfonai7116/
Khoifana7110/
Khufaini719/
Khifaneh716/
Chiffani711/
Khaifana711/
Keshfani711/
Kiphangi711/
Kisfónai711/
Kefeni672,742/
Kufeni67400/
Kitphanit67398/
Kefane67182/
Cifoni67120/
Kifene6712/
Kifona675/
Kufane674/
Kefana672/
Kefany672/

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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 Kifani
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