Kifayah Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kifayah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifayah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kifayah (704) may also be a first name.

Kifayah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kifayah is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kifayah.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifayah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 862,604th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Kifayah are found; 77 percent are found in North Africa and 77 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 311,400th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 704 people.

Kifayah is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 376,786. Barring Egypt this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Malaysia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khifayah9328/
Kifaya92126/
Kifiyah8626/
Kifayeh8624/
Khifaya862/
Kiffaya861/
Kifay8328/
Kifaa8310/
Kaifiyah8022/
Kefaya77145/
Kifiya7797/
Kifayi7727/
Kifaye7711/
Kifuya7710/
Kifoya774/
Kifeya771/
Kufaya771/
Khaifiyah7511/
Kufiyah7114/
Kifaieh718/
Khufaya716/
Qifayat712/
Kaifiya712/
Kifaajo711/
Kaifeya711/
Kefay671,453/
Kifai67100/
Kifea6780/
Chifiyah678/
Kaifouya677/
Kufay677/
Khufiyah676/
Kifau674/
Kifoy673/
Kifae671/

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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 Kifayah
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