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 found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kief? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 332,300th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,547,660 people. The surname Kief is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kief live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kief is also the 980,251st most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 94 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 708 people, or 1 in 511,948. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 14 percent live, West Virginia, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Kief Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kief has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kief last name increased 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 carrying the Kief surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kief last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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

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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