Khafef Surname

111,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Khafef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khafef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq4,0821:8,580700
United Arab Emirates321:286,32119,784
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782

Khafef (201) may also be a first name.

Khafef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khafef is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khafef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khafef is the 111,833rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,756,882 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Khafef live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Levant. Khafef is also the 639,077th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 201 people.

The surname Khafef is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is held by 4,082 people, or 1 in 8,580. Not including Iraq it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Lebanon, where 0 percent reside.

Khafef Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Khafef surname is primarily Jewish (91%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafeef9232/
Kafef914/
Hafef913/
Khafif832,972/
Hafeef83163/
Kafefe835/
Khofef834/
Haffef833/
Hafief832/
Kaffef831/
Khefef831/
Kayfef831/
Hafefe831/
Khafife7711/
Khafiev779/
Khaffif775/
Kheffef773/
Kafeefe772/
Haffefe771/
Haifefe771/
Hafeezf771/
Hafif731,630/
Kafif73434/
Kafev733/
Jafef731/
Kafeb731/
Hafeb731/
Hofef731/
Kheyfetf711/
Khefif671,601/
Haffif671,534/
Kafeev67159/
Khofif6783/
Kafiev6775/
Chafif6753/
Hafife677/
Hafeev676/
Cafefe674/
Kafife674/
Jafeef674/
Kafeva672/
Kafhif672/
Kaffif671/
Keffef671/
Jaffef671/
Hafizf671/
Khafib671/
Hoffef671/
Kafiew671/
Hafeeb671/
Hafiff671/

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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 Khafef
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