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
Kalef Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Kalef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kalef (Russian: Калеф) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 642,991st most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 15,439,716 people. The last name Kalef occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Kalef are found; 39 percent are found in North Africa and 39 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Kalef is also the 772,378th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 143 people.
The surname Kalef is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Excluding Egypt Kalef occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Kalef Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Kalef surname 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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- 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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