Kef Surname
Approximately 1,168 people bear this surname
Kef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,026 | 1:75,849 | 6,994 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Israel | 31 | 1:276,053 | 24,632 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Kef (107) may also be a first name.
Kef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kef (Russian: Кеф) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kef? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 320,056th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,239,337 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Kef live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 910,230th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 107 people.
The last name Kef is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,026 people, or 1 in 75,849. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Denizli Province, where 21 percent reside, Van Province, where 15 percent reside and Balikesir Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kief | 86 | 1,113 | / |
| Keef | 86 | 1,045 | / |
| Kefe | 86 | 779 | / |
| Keyf | 86 | 547 | / |
| Keff | 86 | 340 | / |
| Keif | 86 | 200 | / |
| Kepf | 86 | 36 | / |
| Keaf | 86 | 11 | / |
| Khef | 86 | 10 | / |
| Keuf | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kcef | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kewf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kehf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kefp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kefz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kqef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hkef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kkef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kevf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kgef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qkef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keefe | 75 | 20,842 | / |
| Kieff | 75 | 320 | / |
| Keiff | 75 | 315 | / |
| Keife | 75 | 139 | / |
| Keffe | 75 | 36 | / |
| Keshf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kheef | 75 | 5 | / |
| Keeff | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kheyf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Keafe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Keaft | 75 | 2 | / |
| Keefs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ketdf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kheif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kehfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kethf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keifs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kheft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keapf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kephf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kepff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Keuff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Keetf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Keaff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Keifh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kew | 67 | 6,474 | / |
| Keeffe | 67 | 1,786 | / |
| Kif | 67 | 695 | / |
| Kev | 67 | 148 | / |
| Kyf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ckeefe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kjf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kheife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keiffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kefova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keefeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuhief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khechf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keffth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keiffs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kefffe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
Kef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kef in the Russian language | ||
| Кеф | kef | - |
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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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- 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 Kef
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