Keef Surname
Approximately 1,045 people bear this surname
Keef Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Kind, Beloved, Gentle [Irish and Gaelic caomh (mh as v), genit. caoimh, as in Irish O'Caoimh (O’Keeffe) = ‘Grandson or Descendant of Caomh’]
Keef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 967 | 1:374,828 | 33,176 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:204,835 | 16,153 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:112,030 | 4,740 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,059 | 1:47,421 | 5,430 |
Keef (157) may also be a first name.
Keef Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Kind, Beloved, Gentle [Irish and Gaelic caomh (mh as v), genit. caoimh, as in Irish O'Caoimh (O’Keeffe) = ‘Grandson or Descendant of Caomh’]
Keef Demographics
Keef Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Keef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keef has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 349,405th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,973,728 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Keef live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 732,696th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 157 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 967 people, or 1 in 374,828. In The United States it is most common in: Alabama, where 16 percent are found, Tennessee, where 11 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.
Keef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Keef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keef surname declined 9 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keef Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Keef last name are 30.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.9% registered with the party.
The amount Keef earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.22% less than the national average, earning R 213,348 per year and in United States they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $42,085 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keefe | 89 | 20,842 | / |
| Kheef | 89 | 5 | / |
| Keeaf | 89 | 5 | / |
| Keeff | 89 | 4 | / |
| Keefs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Keetf | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kef | 86 | 1,168 | / |
| Keeffe | 80 | 1,786 | / |
| Ckeefe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kheefh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keefeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keiefe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Keeafe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kief | 75 | 1,113 | / |
| Kefe | 75 | 779 | / |
| Keyf | 75 | 547 | / |
| Keff | 75 | 340 | / |
| Keif | 75 | 200 | / |
| Kepf | 75 | 36 | / |
| Keew | 75 | 25 | / |
| Keev | 75 | 24 | / |
| Keaf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Khef | 75 | 10 | / |
| Keuf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Qeef | 75 | 4 | / |
| Koef | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kcef | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kewf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kehf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kefp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kaef | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kqef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kkef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kevf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kefz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khajeef | 73 | 12 | / |
| Koepf | 67 | 532 | / |
| Kieff | 67 | 320 | / |
| Keiff | 67 | 315 | / |
| Keyif | 67 | 248 | / |
| Keife | 67 | 139 | / |
| Kehew | 67 | 111 | / |
| Koeff | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kaeff | 67 | 50 | / |
| Khaef | 67 | 49 | / |
| Keyeb | 67 | 44 | / |
| Keffe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kephe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kheew | 67 | 18 | / |
| Keeww | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cheef | 67 | 15 | / |
| Keshf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Keiuf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Keyaf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaewf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keheb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keejw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kheyf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keehw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kehaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keevs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keyev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkeew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keaft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kayef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keeph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketdf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keejb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keesw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keifs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kethf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kephf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keapf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kepff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keaff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keuff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keifh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kueff | 67 | 0 | / |
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