Kief Surname

332,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kief Surname Definition:

(Danish.) Brave, valiant, stout, bold.

Kief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7081:511,94842,890
Germany3631:221,77824,859
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales201:78,4213,652
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3281:153,10614,139

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kief Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kief (Russian: Киеф) is most common in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kief click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kief? popularity and diffusion

It is the 332,300th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,547,660 people. Kief occurs mostly 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 widely held first name on earth, borne by 94 people.

The last name Kief is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 708 people, or 1 in 511,948. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 14 percent reside, West Virginia, where 12 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Kief Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kief has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 216 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kief Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kief surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kief surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieff89320/
Kiefe8950/
Kieef891/
Kef861,168/
Kif86695/
Kieffe8072/
Kiefft805/
Khaief804/
Kaihef801/
Kieeff801/
Kuhief801/
Keiefe800/
Kaif754,164/
Kiew754,066/
Kiff751,749/
Keef751,045/
Kefe75779/
Khif75615/
Keyf75547/
Kiev75499/
Kipf75343/
Keff75340/
Keif75200/
Kiof75193/
Kife7552/
Kuif7551/
Kijf7551/
Koif7537/
Kepf7536/
Keaf7511/
Khef7510/
Keuf756/
Koef754/
Kaef752/
Kefp752/
Kehf752/
Kewf752/
Kifs752/
Kcef752/
Qkif752/
Kuef751/
Kisf751/
Qkef751/
Ckif751/
Kqef751/
Hkef751/
Kkef751/
Kizf751/
Kevf751/
Kgef751/
Kefz751/
Kihf751/
Kifh751/
Keijefs731/
Keefe6720,842/
Chief672,668/
Khaif671,191/
Khiev67768/
Koepf67532/
Kiffe67484/
Kuijf67379/
Khoif67373/
Keiff67315/
Keyif67248/
Khiew67140/
Keife67139/
Kaife6790/
Quief6770/
Kaipf6764/
Koeff6763/
Kaeff6750/
Khaef6749/
Keffe6736/
Kaiev6736/
Kijff6725/
Kaiaf6722/
Kuiff6715/
Kiews6711/
Keshf6711/
Kiyev6710/
Keiuf6710/
Kijaf679/
Keyaf676/
Kaewf675/
Keeaf675/
Kheef675/
Keeff674/
Kheyf674/
Kipfe673/
Kiphe673/
Kiofh673/
Kehaf673/
Keafe672/
Khieb672/
Keaft672/
Kayef672/
Kijof672/
Kieaw672/
Kheft671/
Keifs671/
Kajif671/
Kaaef671/
Kaaif671/
Khipf671/
Kethf671/
Kieph671/
Kifch671/
Kittf671/
Kuiev671/
Caief671/
Ckiff671/
Keefs671/
Kiesw671/
Kaiff671/
Keufe671/
Kehfe671/
Kiehb671/
Kheif671/
Kaieb671/
Kaiof671/
Kijev671/
Kihew671/
Kihfe671/
Kojif671/
Koiev671/
Kuife671/
Coief671/
Keieb671/
Kiife671/
Kuifz671/
Kqjef671/
Gkihf671/
Kkidf671/
Koiff671/
Ketdf671/
Khifs671/
Khift671/
Khyif671/
Keaff670/
Keeif670/
Keetf670/
Keuff670/
Keifh670/
Kueff670/
Keapf670/
Kephf670/
Kepff670/

Kief Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kief in the Russian language
Киефkief-

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