Kifila Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Kifila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Congo221:226,7778,465
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Kifila (36) may also be a first name.

Kifila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kifila is found most in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifila? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,497,948th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kifila reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Kifila is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.

The surname Kifila is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Barring The DR Congo Kifila exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 16 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kifuila9275/
Kuifila9221/
Kifilay922/
Kipfuila861/
Kifile837,660/
Kifula83665/
Kufila83338/
Kifili8349/
Kifela836/
Kefila836/
Kifilo831/
Kifilie771,610/
Kufuila7727/
Chifila7726/
Kifeile777/
Kifilou776/
Kifuela774/
Kaifili773/
Khifili771/
Kiffili771/
Kufiela771/
Kiofile771/
Kiphila771/
Kifielo771/
Kefilas771/
Kifilee771/
Kiffile771/
Gkaifilias751/
Kitfiled711/
Kefailia711/
Kiffoile710/
Kifele677,409/
Kefela671,819/
Kefile671,601/
Kifulo67697/
Kufula67109/
Kaifullah677/
Kefula673/
Kifeli673/
Kefili672/

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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 Kifila
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