Keffif Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Keffif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keffif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1731:223,30425,336
France81:8,302,840321,660

Keffif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keffif has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keffif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,267,784th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Keffif reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 223,304. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Relizane Province, where 56 percent are found, Tlemcen Province, where 38 percent are found and Aïn Témouchent Province, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria Keffif is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kheffif922/
Kefif912,381/
Khefif831,601/
Keffef831/
Kefife831/
Kaffif831/
Khaffif775/
Khefife774/
Kheffef773/
Khefiff771/
Kafif73434/
Kifif7322/
Khafif672,972/
Khofif6783/
Chefif675/
Kafhif672/
Kgifif671/
Khefef671/
Coffif671/

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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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  • 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 Keffif
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