Kifay Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Kifay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kifay (26) may also be a first name.
Kifay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kifay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kifay (Hindi: किफाय) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kifay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kifay is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Kifay is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Kifay reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 32 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 26 people.
The last name Kifay is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Apart from Ethiopia Kifay occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and Pakistan, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kifay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kifay in the Hindi language | ||
| किफाय | kiphaya | 90 |
| कीफाय | kiphaya | 10 |
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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 Kifay
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