Kalef Surname

642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Canada

Kalef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Canada781:472,37940,609
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
France191:3,495,933219,029
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kalef (143) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalef915,737/
Kaleff9178/
Kalefe9140/
Kalief9130/
Kaleef916/
Kallef913/
Kalefh912/
Kaelef911/
Kailef911/
Khallef83682/
Khaleef83192/
Khalief8340/
Khalefh8326/
Khalefe837/
Khaleff833/
Khaleft831/
Kalif8016,598/
Kalev801,933/
Calef80745/
Kalew80134/
Kolef8075/
Kelef8013/
Kalyf809/
Kaljf801/
Khaleife771/
Khaleffe771/
Khaleeff771/
Khaleefe771/
Khaleefh771/
Khalif73157,162/
Kaliev7333,793/
Khelef732,564/
Kaleva732,046/
Kaleev731,446/
Kalife73802/
Kholef73778/
Calefe73395/
Koleff73389/
Kaliff73285/
Khalyf73176/
Khalev73154/
Caulef7372/
Koulef7363/
Caleff7343/
Kaslev7318/
Kolefe7317/
Kollef7315/
Callef7315/
Kallif7314/
Kaleuw7310/
Keleff738/
Qaleif738/
Katlev738/
Kaleiv737/
Kailev736/
Kallev735/
Kolief735/
Hkalif734/
Kaylev733/
Kahlif733/
Koleef732/
Kalift732/
Kahlev731/
Kalipf731/
Kaleav731/
Calief731/
Khaléf731/
Kgalif731/
Kohlef731/
Kaleph731/
Qaleef731/
Kaliew731/
Khalefova7112/
Kahleifeh714/
Khaleafeh711/
Khalife675,965/
Kholeif671,603/
Kholief671,347/
Khaleev671,271/
Khaliev671,034/
Khalifh67368/
Khaalif67295/
Kholeef67122/
Khaleva67114/
Katleev6774/
Caleffe6755/
Koulefe6732/
Kalliev6727/
Khellef6721/
Callefe6720/
Kouleff6717/
Khaliff6716/
Caileff6715/
Kolleff6714/
Calleff6712/
Koleafe6711/
Khalyfe678/
Cayleff676/
Kayleva675/
Khalayf675/
Kayliev675/
Khallif675/
Khaleiv674/
Kelieff674/
Kahylev674/
Khuilef673/
Kalleva672/
Khoulef672/
Kaliffe672/
Khailev672/
Khaslev672/
Khaleph671/
Katliff671/
Kahlife671/
Kaileeb671/
Kailevd671/
Kaaliev671/
Khallev671/
Khaulif671/
Kalifhe671/
Kalliff671/
Kohleff671/
Kooleff671/
Khelief671/
Khaluif671/
Kaslevs671/
Kallyfh671/
Khalaif671/
Kayllew671/
Calieff670/
Catleff670/

Kalef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalef in the Russian language
Калефkalef-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalef
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