Kief Surname
Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname
Kief Surname Definition:
(Danish.) Brave, valiant, stout, bold.
Kief Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 708 | 1:511,948 | 42,890 |
| Germany | 363 | 1:221,778 | 24,859 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 328 | 1:153,106 | 14,139 |
Kief (94) may also be a first name.
Kief Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Danish.) Brave, valiant, stout, bold.
Kief Demographics
Average Kief Salary in
United States
$45,327 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kief Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kief Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kief (Russian: Киеф) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kief.
How Common Is The Last Name Kief? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 332,300th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,547,660 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kief reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 980,251st most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 94 people.
It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 708 people, or 1 in 511,948. In The United States Kief is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 14 percent live, West Virginia, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Kief Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kief has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 216 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kief Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kief last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kief earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $54,608 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieff | 89 | 320 | / |
| Kiefe | 89 | 50 | / |
| Kieef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kef | 86 | 1,168 | / |
| Kif | 86 | 695 | / |
| Kieffe | 80 | 72 | / |
| Kiefft | 80 | 5 | / |
| Khaief | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kaihef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kieeff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuhief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keiefe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kaif | 75 | 4,164 | / |
| Kiew | 75 | 4,066 | / |
| Kiff | 75 | 1,749 | / |
| Keef | 75 | 1,045 | / |
| Kefe | 75 | 779 | / |
| Khif | 75 | 615 | / |
| Keyf | 75 | 547 | / |
| Kiev | 75 | 499 | / |
| Kipf | 75 | 343 | / |
| Keff | 75 | 340 | / |
| Keif | 75 | 200 | / |
| Kiof | 75 | 193 | / |
| Kife | 75 | 52 | / |
| Kuif | 75 | 51 | / |
| Kijf | 75 | 51 | / |
| Koif | 75 | 37 | / |
| Kepf | 75 | 36 | / |
| Keaf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Khef | 75 | 10 | / |
| Keuf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Koef | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kaef | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kefp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kehf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kewf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kifs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kcef | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qkif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kuef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kisf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Qkef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kqef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hkef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kkef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kizf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kevf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kefz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kihf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kifh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Keijefs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keefe | 67 | 20,842 | / |
| Chief | 67 | 2,668 | / |
| Khaif | 67 | 1,191 | / |
| Khiev | 67 | 768 | / |
| Koepf | 67 | 532 | / |
| Kiffe | 67 | 484 | / |
| Kuijf | 67 | 379 | / |
| Khoif | 67 | 373 | / |
| Keiff | 67 | 315 | / |
| Keyif | 67 | 248 | / |
| Khiew | 67 | 140 | / |
| Keife | 67 | 139 | / |
| Kaife | 67 | 90 | / |
| Quief | 67 | 70 | / |
| Kaipf | 67 | 64 | / |
| Koeff | 67 | 63 | / |
| Kaeff | 67 | 50 | / |
| Khaef | 67 | 49 | / |
| Keffe | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kaiev | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kijff | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kaiaf | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kuiff | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kiews | 67 | 11 | / |
| Keshf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kiyev | 67 | 10 | / |
| Keiuf | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kijaf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Keyaf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaewf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keeaf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kheef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Keeff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kheyf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kipfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiphe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kiofh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kehaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khieb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keaft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kayef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kijof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kieaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keifs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khipf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kethf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kieph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kifch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kittf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiesw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiehb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kijev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kojif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuifz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqjef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkihf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkidf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ketdf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khifs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khyif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keaff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keeif | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keetf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keuff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keifh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kueff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keapf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kephf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kepff | 67 | 0 | / |
Kief Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kief in the Russian language | ||
| Киеф | kief | - |
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