Kahif Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Kahif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kahif 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
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kahif (112) may also be a first name.

Kahif Last Name Facts

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

Kahif (Hindi: कहीफ, Marathi: काझी) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahif? popularity and diffusion

Kahif is the 1,612,213th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Kahif is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Kahif live; 49 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Levant. Kahif is also the 885,979th most frequent first name globally, borne by 112 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 603,822. Other than Iraq this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 39 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 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
Khahif912/
Qahif80792/
Kahef8016/
Cahif8012/
Kahiv802/
Kohif801/
Kohaif7312/
Cahife737/
Kajhiv733/
Cahiff730/
Kaeiff730/
Kajhiph6717/
Kaef672/
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Kahif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kahif in the Hindi language
कहीफkahipha-
Kahif in the Marathi language
काझीkajhi-

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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 Kahif
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