Kesef Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Kesef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey261:2,993,13285,930
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

The alternate forms: Keşef (1) are calculated separately.

Kesef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kesef (Russian: Кэсэф) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Keşef. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kesef is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name Kesef occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kesef reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 68 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,993,132. In Turkey it is most common in: Samsun Province, where 58 percent live and Mersin Province, where 42 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keşef931/
Ketsef915/
Keisef911/
Khessef831/
Keuseff831/
Kosef80133/
Kecef8078/
Kasef8076/
Kegef8023/
Kesev8022/
Kesif805/
Kezef801/
Kesew801/
Kisef801/
Kashef736,533/
Keshev73142/
Koseff7397/
Kaseff7385/
Keseev7321/
Keseva7320/
Kassef7319/
Kiosef736/
Keshif736/
Khasef735/
Keiseb735/
Kazeef734/
Keshew734/
Kesseb733/
Ketsev731/
Kaseef731/
Kesiev731/
Kezefe731/
Kisief731/
Kisefe731/
Kozsef731/
Chesef731/
Keacef730/
Khoshef67481/
Kesheva67144/
Kosseff6753/
Kosheff6740/
Koeshev6731/
Kioseff6720/
Khetsev6716/
Keyshev6715/
Kashief6714/
Keuseph6710/
Kasheef677/
Khechef676/
Khazeef675/
Keshiev675/
Keishev674/
Kasheff674/
Khassef674/
Kheshev673/
Kesheev671/
Khaseif671/
Kaeshev671/
Khaseef671/
Kechefe671/
Keijefs671/
Kaschef671/
Kheiseb671/
Khoseif671/
Kaashef671/
Khashef671/
Khasief671/
Keeshew670/

Kesef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesef in the Russian language
Кэсэфkesef-

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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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  • 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 Kesef
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