Kahef Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kahef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Kahef Last Name Facts

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

Kahef (Hindi: कहेफ, Marathi: कहेकशा) occurs in Syria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Kahef live; 69 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Levant.

This last name is most frequently used in Syria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,216,837. Beside Syria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaef892/
Kahif80125/
Kaeff8050/
Khaef8049/
Kahev8015/
Kaefe808/
Kaewf805/
Kahew805/
Qahef802/
Kohef801/
Kaaef801/
Kahaev733/
Khahif732/
Khaeef732/
Kauhev731/
Kaheeb731/
Cahefe731/
Kaeiff730/
Kaefft730/
Kaev67747/
Kahayev67280/
Kaew67254/
Keuf676/
Koef674/
Kaewphe671/
Caef671/
Qaef671/
Khahaev671/
Khaheev671/

Kahef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahef in the Hindi language
कहेफkahepha-
Kahef in the Marathi language
कहेकशाkahekasa-

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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 Kahef
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