Kifelu Surname

295,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kifelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kifelu (16) may also be a first name.

Kifelu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kifelu occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 295,816th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,653,643 people. The last name Kifelu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kifelu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name internationally It is held by 16 people.

It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Apart from Ethiopia Kifelu exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kifilu831,718/
Kefelu831,288/
Kifalu83946/
Kufelu834/
Kifilou776/
Chifelu771/
Kefilu671/
Kiphalu62274/
Kefalou62117/
Kefoğlu6275/
Kiphilu6227/
Kufuilu621/
Keyfoğlu5778/
Küfioğlu571/
Quefeulou534/
Queffelou532/
Queffeulou50542/
Cufalu501/

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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 Kifelu
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