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 last name Keffe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻔﻪ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Keffe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Keffe 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. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 38 people.

The last name Keffe is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 18 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Kansas, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Keffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keffe surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 95 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Keffe last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political 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/
Kefee807/
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/
Kieffi736/
Ckeefe735/
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Keiffa735/
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Kheffa734/
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Keefes732/
Koiffe732/
Koepfe731/
Khefer731/
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Kefije731/
Keafeu731/
Keefeh731/
Keifes731/
Kefetz731/
Kefhey731/
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Kaffeï731/
Kaefie731/
Kheife731/
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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