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

The surname Kifaya (Hindi: किफाय, Russian: Кифая) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,604,449th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. Kifaya is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Kifaya live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 39 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kifaya is also the 52,863rd most frequent given name on earth, held by 12,441 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 1,150,905. In Tanzania Kifaya is most common in: Pemba South Region, where 91 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Palestine, where 9 percent live.

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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