Keffe Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Keffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Keffe (38) may also be a first name.

Keffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keffe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻪ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keffe? popularity and diffusion

Keffe is the 3,274,477th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Keffe reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Keffe is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 38 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Keffe is mostly concentrated in: California, where 18 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Kansas, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Keffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keffe last name contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Keffe last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Keffe surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Keffe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.56% less than the national average, earning $38,592 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Koeffe91327/
Kieffe9172/
Keffee916/
Keffeh913/
Keiffe911/
Keffey911/
Keffie911/
Keuffe911/
Keaffe910/
Kefffe910/
Kefe89779/
Keff89340/
Keeffee8315/
Keaffer8310/
Kieffei835/
Keuffey833/
Kefferr831/
Kepffeu831/
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Keiffie830/
Keiffee830/
Keffeer830/
Keiffey830/
Keefe8020,842/
Kefey801,935/
Keffa801,328/
Keffi80710/
Kaffe80551/
Kiffe80484/
Kieff80320/
Keiff80315/
Koffe80165/
Keife80139/
Kefea8058/
Kiefe8050/
Kefei8035/
Koefe8027/
Kefez8022/
Kefie8014/
Kaefe808/
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Kefeh805/
Keeff804/
Keffy804/
Ceffe803/
Keafe802/
Kefet802/
Keufe801/
Kefed801/
Kefeu801/
Kehfe801/
Keaff800/
Kefje800/
Keuff800/
Kepff800/
Kef751,168/
Koffie736,475/
Coeffe73381/
Kepfer73273/
Kheffi73184/
Kaffie73179/
Kaffee73155/
Kaffeh73136/
Koffeh73119/
Köffer7374/
Kaffey7367/
Koffee7350/
Kepfeu7350/
Keufeu7338/
Käffer7336/
Cheffe7332/
Keuffi7326/
Kaffei7325/
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Koffey7314/
Keyfes7310/
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Ckeefe735/
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Keiffa735/
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Kheffa734/
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Keefes732/
Koiffe732/
Koepfe731/
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Kefije731/
Keafeu731/
Keefeh731/
Keifes731/
Kefetz731/
Kefhey731/
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Kaffeï731/
Kaefie731/
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Kaaffe730/
Kiffey730/
Keefie730/
Ceffey730/
Keifey730/
Keeffi730/
Keffth730/
Keeffa730/
Keafie730/
Keiffs730/
Keefet730/
Kefi674,674/
Kefa674,530/
Kafe673,092/
Kiff671,749/
Kief671,113/
Keef671,045/
Kofe67673/
Keyf67547/
Keif67200/
Cheffey67131/
Köfe6787/
Keepfer6774/
Kife6752/
Kyff6747/
Cefe6739/
Kepf6736/
Keifetz6727/
Keew6725/
Keev6724/
Kefy6723/
Ceff6720/
Keyfetz6714/
Keaf6711/
Khechfe6711/
Khef6710/
Keuf676/
Khefets674/
Khoffie674/
Kaffeah673/
Caeffey672/
Keyfets672/
Kefp672/
Koiffie672/
Kehf672/
Kewf672/
Kcef672/
Keisfer671/
Keesfee671/
Keffova671/
Kheyfer671/
Cheiffe671/
Kafffie671/
Koiffee671/
Kipffer671/
Koyffer671/
Kheafer671/
Qkef671/
Qefe671/
Kuiffer671/
Kqef671/
Hkef671/
Kkef671/
Kjff671/
Kevf671/
Kgef671/
Kefphet671/
Kefz671/
Keefeeh671/
Cheffee670/
Keipfer670/

Keffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keffe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻔﻪkfh-

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