Keffelen Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Keffelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keffelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Keffelen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keffelen is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keffelen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Keffelen live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Keffelen is primarily concentrated in: California, where 100 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefflen931/
Kefeleng882/
Kiffelen881/
Keflen860/
Kefilen801/
Keiflen800/
Khefelin752/
Kefolin673/
Cefelin672/
Kafelin671/
Kifalen671/
Kefylyn671/
Capfelen630/
Kaphalen501/
Caifilen501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Keffelen
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