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 most common in Iraq. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khafef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 111,833rd most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,756,882 people. The last name Khafef is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Khafef are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 639,077th most widespread first name globally, held by 201 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is carried by 4,082 people, or 1 in 8,580. Apart from Iraq this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Lebanon, where 0 percent live.

Khafef Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally 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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