Kefen Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kefen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kefen (150) may also be a first name.

Kefen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kefen is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Kefen are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 752,187th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 150 people.

The last name Kefen is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,945,536. In Turkey Kefen is mostly found in: Adana Province, where 90 percent reside, Osmaniye Province, where 8 percent reside and Antalya Province, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Egypt, where 2 percent reside.

Kefen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kefen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kefen last name fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keufen91169/
Keffen9124/
Kiefen9121/
Kehfen9119/
Keifen913/
Kefn894/
Kheifen831/
Koeffen831/
Keafent830/
Kaeffen830/
Kofen8025/
Kafen809/
Kifen802/
Kefin802/
Cefen802/
Kefne801/
Kaewfuen771/
Kiffen731,985/
Kaffen7366/
Koffen7315/
Kefina737/
Khafen735/
Kehven733/
Chefen732/
Keefin732/
Keffin731/
Kifeen731/
Kephen731/
Kiefin731/
Kofoen731/
Caefen731/
Kopfen730/
Kafeen730/
Cheffen67116/
Khoefin6746/
Khafeen678/
Kuyffen678/
Kaffoen677/
Kafn672/
Kayffen671/
Kaifeun671/
Koephen671/
Keffink671/
Khyfeen671/
Kuiffen671/
Chefeen671/
Qefn671/
Kaephen671/
Kyfn671/
Ketphen671/

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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 Kefen
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