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Where Does The Last Name Keefe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Keefe (Arabic: كيفي) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keefe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Keefe is the 25,829^th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 349,657 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Keefe live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 269,059^th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 909 people.

The surname Keefe is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 15,865 people, or 1 in 22,846. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Keefe is found in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Keefe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Keefe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Keefe surname grew 330 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 15 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keefe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Keefe surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Keefe last name are 2.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Keefe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.14% less than the national average, earning 179,471 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 254.78% more than the national average, earning R 843,084 per year; in United States they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $48,518 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning $47,520 CAD per year.