Kifta Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kifta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kifta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kifta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kifta (Arabic: كيفتا) is found most in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kifta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Kifta are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 6,297,581. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Maluku, where 48 percent are found, West Papua, where 38 percent are found and Papua, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiofta911/
Kufta80648/
Kefta8082/
Cifta8064/
Kifti8025/
Kiwta802/
Kifty801/
Kifte801/
Kiefte73186/
Kufhta7337/
Chifta7312/
Kiffte738/
Kibtah736/
Kuhfta735/
Kiefty730/
Kiewtai6731/
Khibtah6716/
Kaifeto677/
Keifter672/
Khiewta671/
Chiftaj671/
Kiewtaa671/
Kaivtha671/
Kaibtta671/

Kifta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kifta in the Arabic language
كيفتاkyfta-

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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 Kifta
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