Kifile Surname

65,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kifile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia7,5661:12,8931,855
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
Israel121:713,13647,700
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Kifile (8,095) may also be a first name.

Kifile Last Name Facts

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

Kifile is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifile? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,194th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 951,377 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kifile reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kifile is also the 70,509th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 8,095 people.

The surname Kifile is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 7,566 people, or 1 in 12,893. Aside from Ethiopia Kifile is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Israel, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kifilie921,610/
Kifeile927/
Kifille921/
Kiofile921/
Kifilee921/
Kiffile921/
Kifle91121,456/
Kitfiled861/
Kiffoile860/
Kifele837,409/
Kefile831,601/
Kifila83140/
Kufile83112/
Kifili8349/
Kiffle8332/
Kifale8312/
Kifule837/
Kiflle834/
Kifleh834/
Kifuila7775/
Kuifila7721/
Chifile777/
Kifelie774/
Khefile774/
Kaifili773/
Kifilay772/
Khifili771/
Kiffili771/
Kifelee771/
Küfiler771/
Kifeley771/
Kifuele771/
Kefiler770/
Keiffle770/
Kefle734,767/
Quifille7181/
Keiphile7117/
Kefiyale714/
Kitfeild711/
Kiffuleh711/
Kipfuila711/
Kitfoill710/
Kitfoyle710/
Kefale6715,168/
Kefele678,545/
Kifuli67138/
Kefila676/
Kifela676/
Cefile674/
Kifeli673/
Kefili672/
Kufili672/
Kaifoyele671/
Kefule671/
Keffle671/

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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 Kifile
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