Kieff Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kieff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kieff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
England161:3,482,379114,324
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Kieff (19) may also be a first name.

Kieff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kieff occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kieff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 853,416th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Kieff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Kieff are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kieff is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name in the world, held by 19 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 1,196,234. In The United States Kieff is most numerous in: Louisiana, where 35 percent reside, Missouri, where 10 percent reside and Alabama, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.

Kieff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kieff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kieff surname rose 374 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kieff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kieff surname are 19.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.79% registered with the political party.

Kieff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.57% less than the national average, earning $37,724 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Kiefft915/
Kieeff911/
Kiff891,749/
Kief891,113/
Keff89340/
Kiffe80484/
Keiff80315/
Koeff8063/
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Keffe8036/
Kijff8025/
Kuiff8015/
Keeff804/
Kieef801/
Koiff801/
Ckiff801/
Kaiff801/
Kepff800/
Kueff800/
Keuff800/
Keaff800/
Kef751,168/
Kif75695/
Keeffe731,786/
Koepff7364/
Chieff7344/
Khaief734/
Koiffe732/
Kuijff731/
Kaihef731/
Kaioff731/
Keyoff731/
Kuhief731/
Keuffe731/
Keiffe731/
Kefffe730/
Keiefe730/
Keoiff730/
Keiffs730/
Keffth730/
Keaffe730/
Kaif674,164/
Kiew674,066/
Keef671,045/
Kefe67779/
Khif67615/
Keyf67547/
Kiev67499/
Kipf67343/
Keif67200/
Kiof67193/
Kife6752/
Kuif6751/
Kijf6751/
Kyff6747/
Koif6737/
Kepf6736/
Ceff6720/
Küff6715/
Keaf6711/
Khef6710/
Keuf676/
Koef674/
Kaef672/
Qkif672/
Kcef672/
Kifs672/
Kewf672/
Kehf672/
Kefp672/
Kefz671/
Kjff671/
Kizf671/
Kevf671/
Kgef671/
Ciff671/
Kihf671/
Kifh671/
Keffova671/
Kuef671/
Ckif671/
Kisf671/
Kkef671/
Hkef671/
Kqef671/
Keijefs671/
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Keeiffe670/

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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 Kieff
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