Kifaya Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Kifaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania461:1,150,90546,491
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Palestine111:413,53212,017
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
China21:683,660,78330,601
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kifaya (12,441) may also be a first name.

Kifaya Last Name Facts

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

Kifaya (Hindi: किफाय, Russian: Кифая) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kifaya is the 1,604,449th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Kifaya are found; 47 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 52,863rd most frequent forename internationally, borne by 12,441 people.

The surname Kifaya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,150,905. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Pemba South Region, where 91 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Palestine, where 9 percent are found.

Kifaya Last Name Statistics demography

Kifaya earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 181.49% more than the national average, earning $121,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kifayah92315/
Khifaya922/
Kiffaya921/
Kifay9128/
Kifaa9110/
Khifayah8628/
Kefaya83145/
Kifiya8397/
Kifayi8327/
Kifaye8311/
Kifuya8310/
Kifoya834/
Kufaya831/
Kifeya831/
Kifa80639/
Kify803/
Kifiyah7726/
Kifayeh7724/
Khufaya776/
Qifayat772/
Kaifiya772/
Kaifeya771/
Kifaajo771/
Kaifa731,574/
Kefay731,453/
Kiffa73257/
Keifa73225/
Kifai73100/
Kifea7380/
Koifa7347/
Kaify7345/
Kuifa7317/
Kiefa7311/
Khifa739/
Kufay737/
Kifau734/
Kifoy733/
Keify732/
Kifiy731/
Khify731/
Kifae731/
Kiffy731/
Kifha731/
Kaifiyah7122/
Kaifouya717/
Kaifai67262/
Khaifa67159/
Kufiya67124/
Kifuja6764/
Kefaye6737/
Kaiffa6732/
Kifoyi6728/
Kifoyo6721/
Khaifiyah6711/
Kifaji678/
Kefaia677/
Kifiye675/
Keiffa675/
Koifuy675/
Kefeya674/
Kieffa674/
Kaipfa673/
Khaify673/
Khoifa672/
Kheifa672/
Kifffa671/
Kayfay671/
Keafay671/
Kifajo671/
Kifoiy671/
Kaifea671/
Kifuyo671/
Kifych671/
Kaypha671/
Chifay671/
Kiehfa671/
Kiphaa671/
Kefayi671/
Kefoya671/
Kiffey670/
Keifey670/

Kifaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kifaya in the Hindi language
किफायkiphaya60
किफायाkiphaya40
Kifaya in the Russian language
Кифаяkifaa-

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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
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  • 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 Kifaya
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