El Kef Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Tunisia

El Kef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Kef Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

El Kef (15) may also be a first name.

El Kef Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Kef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﻒ) is most common in Mauritania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Kef? popularity and diffusion

The surname El Kef is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of El Kef live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 33 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 33 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 33 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania El Kef exists in one country. It is also common in Tunisia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Akef92138/
El Kefi9275/
El Keef9215/
El Kefy921/
El Wakef8611/
El Keffi862/
El Akefy861/
El Kaf83359/
Elkefi8313/
Elakef837/
El Keb833/
Al Kef832/
El Kafi77990/
El Khfa77244/
El Khfh77153/
Al Akef77128/
El Chef77122/
El Kifi7782/
El Kafy7710/
El Kufi779/
El Kahf779/
El Kafu776/
El Akif776/
El Kify774/
El Kaif772/
Elkiefy771/
Elwakef771/
El Kéfi771/
El Kiaf771/
El Kouf771/
El Akfe771/
Elkhefa771/
Elkaf734,767/
Elkuf738/
Elkev731/
El Kifou71882/
El Koufi71448/
El Akkaf71307/
El Khafi71273/
El Kevia7140/
El Koffi7112/
El Kahfi7111/
El Koufy7110/
El Aakif719/
El Kifah715/
El Ghefi715/
El Kafaa714/
El Khuff714/
El Wakev712/
El Kafah712/
El Khofy712/
El Khyaf712/
El Wakif711/
El Kavye711/
El Kevya711/
Elkweifi711/
El Kaafy711/
El Kafei711/
El Kaifa711/
El Aakfa711/
El Akafy711/
El Akouf711/
Elh Kifi711/
Al Akefi711/
Oyelekef711/
Elkafi674,224/
El Khuwaf67275/
El Gaf67239/
El Waghef67221/
Elkofy67215/
Al Kaf67212/
El Kafawy67152/
Elkafy67147/
Elkeev6791/
Elekfy6736/
Elkuev6733/
El Waguef6730/
Elkiev6712/
Elkoff6710/
Elecfi679/
El Kav679/
El Kaafeh678/
El Khoufi676/
Elakfa676/
Elkouf674/
Alkeef674/
Elkafu674/
Elkaev673/
El Weghef672/
Alkefa672/
El Ouakaf672/
El Weghfe671/
El Kouafi671/
El-Kweifi671/
Elkove671/
Elakaf671/
Elkeva671/
El Oukafi671/
El Oukkaf671/
El Koufeh671/
El Kouifi671/
El Kaffou671/
El Kawafi671/
Elh Kafou671/
Elakif671/
Al Akf671/
El Kowafi671/
Elkiaf671/
Elkifa671/
Elwakf671/
Al Keffai671/
Elkhfa671/
Elkwaf671/
El Qihf629/
El-Keeb621/
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El Kef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
El Kef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﻒalkf-

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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 El Kef
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