Kalef Surname
Approximately 472 people bear this surname
Kalef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Kalef (143) may also be a first name.
Kalef Demographics
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Kalef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalef (Russian: Калеф) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalef? popularity and diffusion
Kalef is the 642,991st most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Kalef live; 39 percent live in North Africa and 39 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 772,378th most numerous first name globally, held by 143 people.
The last name Kalef is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Excluding Egypt this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Kalef Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Kalef last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kalef earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.12% more than the national average, earning $54,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.24% more than the national average, earning $74,147 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kalef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalef in the Russian language | ||
| Калеф | kalef | - |
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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 Kalef
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