Keff Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Latvia

Keff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1861:357,11153,432
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Keff (134) may also be a first name.

Keff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keff (Russian: Кэфф) is found most in France. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keff is the 818,364th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Keff are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Keff is also the 800,975th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 134 people.

Keff is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 357,111. In France Keff is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 84 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 3 percent are found. Barring France this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Keff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Keff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 24 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Keff surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Keff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.77% less than the national average, earning $38,934 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Keiff89315/
Keffe8936/
Keeff894/
Kepff890/
Keuff890/
Keaff890/
Kef861,168/
Keeffe801,786/
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Kiff751,749/
Kief751,113/
Keef751,045/
Kefe75779/
Keyf75547/
Keif75200/
Kyff7547/
Kepf7536/
Ceff7520/
Keaf7511/
Khef7510/
Keuf756/
Kewf752/
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Kefp752/
Kcef752/
Qkef751/
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Kjff751/
Kevf751/
Kgef751/
Kefz751/
Keffova731/
Keefe6720,842/
Cheff67973/
Kiffe67484/
Keife67139/
Kijff6725/
Queff6718/
Kuiff6715/
Keshf6711/
Kheef675/
Kheyf674/
Kuyff673/
Keafe672/
Keaft672/
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Kehfe671/
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Koiff671/
Ketdf671/
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Keapf670/
Keetf670/
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Keff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keff in the Russian language
Кэффkeff-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keff
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