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) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kifay? popularity and diffusion
Kifay is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Kifay occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kifay are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 32 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread forename globally, borne by 26 people.
Kifay is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 10,838,474. Not including Ethiopia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 32 percent are found and Pakistan, where 18 percent are found.
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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