Keift Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Keift Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keift Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England51:11,143,612252,590
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Keift Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keift is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keift? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keift is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Keift reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Keift is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States Keift is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 29 percent are found, Colorado, where 18 percent are found and Michigan, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Wales, where 12 percent are found.

Keift Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Keift has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keift surname grew 131 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keift Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keift last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

Keift earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning $33,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kift89635/
Keft89152/
Keifttz831/
Kieft802,792/
Kefte805/
Keaft802/
Khift801/
Kifte801/
Koeft801/
Kefth801/
Kheft801/
Kifft800/
Kiffte738/
Kiefft735/
Keefte731/
Keefet730/
Keffth730/
Kaefft730/
Kevt67552/
Kewt67108/
Cift6786/
Kaft6719/
Qeft674/
Ceft674/
Kiwt671/
Kyft671/

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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 Keift
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