Kefif Surname

179,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kefif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,1241:18,1883,335
France2471:268,91841,433
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Kefif (35) may also be a first name.

Kefif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kefif is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kefif is the 179,201st most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,060,708 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kefif live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Mahgreb. Kefif is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 35 people.

This last name is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,124 people, or 1 in 18,188. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Tlemcen Province, where 19 percent live, Aïn Defla Province, where 17 percent live and Relizane Province, where 17 percent live. Outside of Algeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent live and Spain, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khefif911,601/
Keffif91181/
Kefife911/
Khefife834/
Kheffif832/
Khefiff831/
Kafif80434/
Kifif8022/
Khafif732,972/
Khofif7383/
Chefif735/
Kafhif732/
Kgifif731/
Keffef731/
Khefef731/
Kaffif731/
Khaffif675/
Kheffef673/
Khofaif671/

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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 Kefif
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