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.

DNA test information

Keffif Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Keffif.

How Common Is The Last Name Keffif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keffif is the 1,267,784th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Keffif live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb.

This last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 173 people, or 1 in 223,304. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Relizane Province, where 56 percent live, Tlemcen Province, where 38 percent live and Aïn Témouchent Province, where 2 percent live. Excluding Algeria Keffif is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
  • 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 Keffif
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