Keefar Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Keefar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keefar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Keefar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keefar is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keefar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keefar is the 3,432,070th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Keefar are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

Keefar is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. In Iran Keefar is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 81 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 19 percent reside. Barring Iran this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Keefar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keefar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keefar last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefar9110/
Keifar838/
Khefar832/
Keyfar831/
Kiefar830/
Keefor830/
Keffar830/
Kheffar773/
Koepfar772/
Kefhart771/
Kaewfar771/
Keihfar770/
Kepfard770/
Keeford770/
Keefort770/
Keaffar770/
Kafar73660/
Kifar73255/
Kofar7388/
Kefor7346/
Cefar733/
Kyfar732/
Keephart7119/
Khajefar7110/
Kepheart717/
Kafaar67494/
Kohfar67397/
Kaffar67186/
Khafar67139/
Kiefor6756/
Kahfar6743/
Khofar6743/
Kaafar6738/
Kaifar6734/
Kofair674/
Ceafar674/
Keufor674/
Caefar673/
Kafair673/
Koffar673/
Koufar673/
Kephar673/
Kaufar672/
Kawfar672/
Khajefard671/
Kapfar671/
Koifar671/
Cefarr671/
Chefar671/
Kefeir671/
Kifare671/
Kiffar671/
Kidfar671/
Kajfar671/
Kafarh671/
Kuyfar671/
Keffor671/
Keafor671/
Kewfor671/
Keifor670/

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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 Keefar
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