Kifayat Surname

232,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kifayat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifayat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,5601:114,5153,454
India1321:5,811,101137,947
United States181:20,136,607622,629
England121:4,643,172139,951
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Kifayat (49,668) may also be a first name.

Kifayat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kifayat (Hindi: किफायत, Marathi: कीफायत) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifayat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kifayat is the 232,007th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,185,839 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kifayat live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 18,597th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 49,668 people.

This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,560 people, or 1 in 114,515. In Pakistan Kifayat is most prevalent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 40 percent reside, Punjab, where 29 percent reside and Sindh, where 16 percent reside. Other than Pakistan it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Kifayat Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kifayat last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Kifayat earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.85% more than the national average, earning $59,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiffayat933/
Kifayath933/
Kaifayat931/
Khifayat931/
Kifayt922/
Kefayat86199/
Kifayet867/
Kufayat862/
Qifayat862/
Kiphayat8018/
Keefayat803/
Kifait779/
Kefayet71455/
Kefiyat718/
Kephayat6720/
Kufait625/
Kefaet622/
Kiphaut576/
Kifoute571/
Kefajet571/
Coiffait5343/
Chiffaut5339/
Kuifouet532/
Kufautowa501/

Kifayat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kifayat in the Hindi language
किफायतkiphayata98.89
किफयातkiphayata0.42
किफायातkiphayata0.42
किफ़ायतkifayata0.14
कीफायतkiphayata0.14
Kifayat in the Marathi language
कीफायतkiphayata47.83
िलयाकतilayakata21.74
िवलायतivalayata4.35
इयायतiyayata4.35
िहमायतihamayata4.35
िकफ़ायतikafayata4.35
िहनायतihanayata4.35
कीफायतबीkiphayatabi4.35
िहदायातihadayata4.35

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kifayat
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