Kesef Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Kesef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
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
Kesef (Russian: Кэсэф) is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Keşef. Click here for further possible spellings of Kesef.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesef? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kesef is the 3,185,033rd most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Kesef are found; 84 percent are found in West Asia and 68 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 2,993,132. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Samsun Province, where 58 percent live and Mersin Province, where 42 percent live. Excluding Turkey this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keşef | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ketsef | 91 | 5 | / |
| Keisef | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khessef | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keuseff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kosef | 80 | 133 | / |
| Kecef | 80 | 78 | / |
| Kasef | 80 | 76 | / |
| Kegef | 80 | 23 | / |
| Kesev | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kesif | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kezef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kesew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kisef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kashef | 73 | 6,533 | / |
| Keshev | 73 | 142 | / |
| Koseff | 73 | 97 | / |
| Kaseff | 73 | 85 | / |
| Keseev | 73 | 21 | / |
| Keseva | 73 | 20 | / |
| Kassef | 73 | 19 | / |
| Kiosef | 73 | 6 | / |
| Keshif | 73 | 6 | / |
| Khasef | 73 | 5 | / |
| Keiseb | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kazeef | 73 | 4 | / |
| Keshew | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kesseb | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ketsev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaseef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kesiev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kezefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kisief | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kisefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kozsef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chesef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keacef | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khoshef | 67 | 481 | / |
| Kesheva | 67 | 144 | / |
| Kosseff | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kosheff | 67 | 40 | / |
| Koeshev | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kioseff | 67 | 20 | / |
| Khetsev | 67 | 16 | / |
| Keyshev | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kashief | 67 | 14 | / |
| Keuseph | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kasheef | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khechef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khazeef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keshiev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keishev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kasheff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khassef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kheshev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kesheev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaseif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaeshev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaseef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kechefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keijefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaschef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheiseb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoseif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaashef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khashef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khasief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keeshew | 67 | 0 | / |
Kesef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kesef in the Russian language | ||
| Кэсэф | kesef | - |
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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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- 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 Kesef
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