Keiff Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Keiff Surname Definition:

= Keef, q.v.

Keiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2491:266,75841,114
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Keiff (15) may also be a first name.

Keiff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Keef, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Keiff Last Name Facts

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

Keiff is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keiff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 862,604th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Keiff are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 266,758. In France it is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 94 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 6 percent live and Occitanie, where 0 percent live. Besides France this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Keiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keiff has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Keiff last name grew 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keiff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keiff surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Keiff earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.52% less than the national average, earning $25,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keiffe911/
Keiffs910/
Kiff891,749/
Keff89340/
Keif89200/
Kiffe80484/
Kieff80320/
Keyif80248/
Keife80139/
Koeff8063/
Kaeff8050/
Keffe8036/
Kijff8025/
Kuiff8015/
Keiuf8010/
Keeff804/
Kaiff801/
Koiff801/
Kheif801/
Ckiff801/
Keifs801/
Kepff800/
Keaff800/
Keuff800/
Keifh800/
Kueff800/
Kef751,168/
Kif75695/
Keeffe731,786/
Koepff7364/
Koiffe732/
Kheife731/
Keuffe731/
Kuijff731/
Keyoff731/
Kaioff731/
Kefffe730/
Keiefe730/
Keffth730/
Keaffe730/
Kaif674,164/
Kief671,113/
Keef671,045/
Kaff67910/
Kefe67779/
Khif67615/
Keyf67547/
Kipf67343/
Kiof67193/
Kife6752/
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Kyff6747/
Keiv6741/
Koif6737/
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Ceff6720/
Keaf6711/
Khef6710/
Keuf676/
Koef674/
Ceif673/
Kehf672/
Kewf672/
Kifs672/
Kcef672/
Kefp672/
Qkif672/
Kaef672/
Keffova671/
Kisf671/
Kqef671/
Kevf671/
Kgef671/
Kefz671/
Kihf671/
Kifh671/
Kjff671/
Kkef671/
Hkef671/
Kuef671/
Ckif671/
Qeif671/
Qkef671/
Kheiouf671/
Kizf671/
Ciff671/
Keiw670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keiff
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