Keffen Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Keffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Keffen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keffen occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keffen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Keffen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Keffen are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England Keffen is most common in: Hampshire, where 64 percent live and Shropshire, where 36 percent live. Barring England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 38 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Keffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keffen has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keffen Last Name Statistics demography

Keffen earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning $42,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koeffen921/
Kaeffen920/
Kefen9145/
Kiffen831,985/
Keufen83169/
Kaffen8366/
Kiefen8321/
Kehfen8319/
Koffen8315/
Keifen833/
Keffin831/
Kefn804/
Cheffen77116/
Kuyffen778/
Kaffoen777/
Kuiffen771/
Kheifen771/
Keffink771/
Kayffen771/
Keafent770/
Kofen7325/
Kafen739/
Cefen732/
Kefin732/
Kifen732/
Kefne731/
Kaewfuen711/
Cheiffen710/
Coffen67646/
Kiffin67584/
Kyffin67385/
Kaffin6713/
Koffin6710/
Queffenne678/
Kefina677/
Khafen675/
Kehven673/
Caffen672/
Chefen672/
Keefin672/
Kifeen671/
Kephen671/
Caefen671/
Ceffin671/
Ciffen671/
Kiefin671/
Kofoen671/
Kopfen670/
Kafeen670/
Kyffyn670/

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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 Keffen
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