Kifle Surname

4,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Kifle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia100,4511:971169
Eritrea19,9301:23893
United States5851:619,58850,111
Sweden1051:93,7796,818
Canada781:472,37940,609
England511:1,092,51152,584
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Norway251:205,69123,411
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kifle (151,215) may also be a first name.

Kifle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kifle (Russian: Кифле) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,629th most widely held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 60,002 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Kifle reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 6,939th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 151,215 people.

The last name is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 100,451 people, or 1 in 971. Aside from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Eritrea, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Kifle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kifle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kifle surname rose 5,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kifle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kifle last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kifle surname are 45.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kifle earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.21% more than the national average, earning 512,911 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning $41,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.28% less than the national average, earning $34,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kifile917,660/
Kifele917,409/
Kiflie916,946/
Kiflee9142/
Kiffle9132/
Kifley9112/
Kiflle914/
Kifleh914/
Kiefle913/
Kitfle911/
Kiflei911/
Kaifler8323/
Keifler8317/
Kifeile837/
Kifflee834/
Kifille831/
Kiffile831/
Keiffle830/
Kaifley830/
Kefle804,767/
Kifli802,663/
Kifly80284/
Kufle8011/
Kifla801/
Kiffoile770/
Kitfoyle770/
Kefele738,545/
Kiflay732,342/
Kefile731,601/
Keflie731,449/
Kuflei7355/
Keflee7349/
Kufley7343/
Kiflih7340/
Kiflai7337/
Küfler7329/
Keflea7317/
Kiffli7314/
Kiflij7311/
Kefley7310/
Kiffly738/
Khifli732/
Käfler731/
Keifli731/
Kiflia731/
Chifle731/
Keffle731/
Kiflli731/
Kuffle730/
Chifley67227/
Keefler6726/
Küffler677/
Khefile674/
Kefeale671/
Kefflee671/
Kayfleh671/
Kaiffla671/
Kuffley671/
Kefhler671/
Keafler671/
Khaifli671/
Keyfler670/
Kuefley670/
Kepfler670/
Keffley670/
Kiphler670/

Kifle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kifle in the Russian language
Кифлеkifle-

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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 Kifle
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