Kifas Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Kifas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kifas (19) may also be a first name.
Kifas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kifas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kifas occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kifas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kifas is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname Kifas occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Kifas live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kifas is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name on earth, held by 19 people.
Kifas is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea Kifas is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 55 percent live, East Sepik, where 33 percent live and Madang, where 8 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaifas | 91 | 258 | / |
| Keifas | 91 | 22 | / |
| Kiefas | 91 | 18 | / |
| Gkifas | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kiofas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kifash | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kaifasz | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kefas | 80 | 18,348 | / |
| Kufas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cifas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyfas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuifashe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keffas | 73 | 208 | / |
| Kufaas | 73 | 77 | / |
| Kaifos | 73 | 22 | / |
| Kajfas | 73 | 22 | / |
| Kiphas | 73 | 17 | / |
| Kiofos | 73 | 14 | / |
| Caifas | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kefase | 73 | 10 | / |
| Keefas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kifach | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khefas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Keafas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kefass | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kayfas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koifos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kufash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chifas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kiffax | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaifás | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ceifas | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kajfasz | 67 | 512 | / |
| Kaiphas | 67 | 49 | / |
| Khufash | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kisfoss | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaifosz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaifosh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kiephas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuhfash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuffash | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khuffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kifosse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayfasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kefasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiefous | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kifas
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