Khayef Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Khayef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khayef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran9311:82,4738,386
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Khayef (197) may also be a first name.

Khayef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khayef (Arabic: خايف) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khayef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Khayef is the 378,680th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,728,044 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Khayef live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 197 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 931 people, or 1 in 82,473. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Fars Province, where 23 percent live, Tehran Province, where 22 percent live and Alborz Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 0 percent live and Morocco, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hayef914,108/
Khaef9149/
Khayf9137/
Kayef912/
Khayif8322/
Chayef8315/
Khajef8311/
Khayaf838/
Khayev838/
Khaief834/
Hayefe831/
Khayyf831/
Kayefe831/
Kayf809/
Hayf806/
Kaef802/
Khayoev7716/
Khajeef7712/
Khayeva775/
Khayfeh771/
Khaif731,191/
Khaev73695/
Hayeb73273/
Hayev73156/
Hoyef7384/
Kayew7355/
Kaeff7350/
Khauf7342/
Kayev7342/
Kayaf7340/
Hayft7327/
Hayaf7314/
Kheef735/
Kaewf735/
Kheyf734/
Chaef734/
Qayef734/
Khayb733/
Hayew733/
Haief733/
Kehaf733/
Hayuf731/
Kheif731/
Cayef731/
Khayw731/
Kayfe731/
Haysf730/
Chayeb67930/
Kayeva6746/
Hahyev6727/
Hayouf6721/
Kayafe6718/
Khajev678/
Chaeff678/
Hayhew677/
Kayouf676/
Khuyev676/
Khayow676/
Khayov674/
Khaiev674/
Chayof674/
Chayev674/
Kehyeb672/
Khaife672/
Kaihef671/
Khaieb671/
Haweef671/
Hawief671/
Khojaf671/
Kahayb671/
Kayivf671/
Kkhaev671/
Kayoof671/
Kheife671/
Kahaif671/
Khaufe671/
Kheefh671/
Kohyev671/
Jayefh671/
Hauief671/
Hajeef671/
Khouef671/
Chayaf671/
Kuhief671/
Khaiaf671/

Khayef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khayef in the Arabic language
خايفkhayf-

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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 Khayef
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