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 last name Keff (Russian: Кэфф) is found most frequently in France. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 818,364th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Keff reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 800,975th most frequently held given name at a global level, borne by 134 people.

This surname is most common in France, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 357,111. In France it is primarily found 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. Aside from France Keff exists in 18 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Keff last name fell 24 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Keff last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Keff last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the 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
Kieff89320/
Keiff89315/
Keffe8936/
Keeff894/
Kepff890/
Keuff890/
Keaff890/
Kef861,168/
Keeffe801,786/
Keiffe801/
Kefffe800/
Keaffe800/
Keffth800/
Keiffs800/
Kiff751,749/
Kief751,113/
Keef751,045/
Kefe75779/
Keyf75547/
Keif75200/
Kyff7547/
Kepf7536/
Ceff7520/
Keaf7511/
Khef7510/
Keuf756/
Kewf752/
Kehf752/
Kefp752/
Kcef752/
Qkef751/
Kqef751/
Hkef751/
Kkef751/
Kjff751/
Kevf751/
Kgef751/
Kefz751/
Keffova731/
Keefe6720,842/
Cheff67973/
Kiffe67484/
Keife67139/
Kijff6725/
Queff6718/
Kuiff6715/
Keshf6711/
Kheef675/
Kheyf674/
Kuyff673/
Keafe672/
Keaft672/
Keefs671/
Kheft671/
Keifs671/
Kethf671/
Ckiff671/
Kehfe671/
Kheif671/
Koiff671/
Ketdf671/
Kaiff671/
Keapf670/
Keetf670/
Keifh670/
Kephf670/

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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