Kif Surname

480,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Kif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq4721:74,1982,487
Turkey751:1,037,61946,427
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Lebanon201:281,8549,826
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Kif (520) may also be a first name.

Kif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kif (Russian: Киф) has its highest incidence in Iraq. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 480,002nd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,485,678 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Kif are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Levant. Kif is also the 370,386th most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 520 people.

This last name is most frequent in Iraq, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 74,198. Barring Iraq this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 11 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Kif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kif surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Maronite (90%) in Lebanon.

Kif earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.99% less than the national average, earning $28,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaif864,164/
Kiff861,749/
Kief861,113/
Khif86615/
Kipf86343/
Keif86200/
Kiof86193/
Kife8652/
Kijf8651/
Kuif8651/
Koif8637/
Qkif862/
Kifs862/
Kifh861/
Kisf861/
Ckif861/
Kizf861/
Kihf861/
Khaif751,191/
Kiffe75484/
Kuijf75379/
Khoif75373/
Kieff75320/
Keiff75315/
Keife75139/
Kaife7590/
Kaipf7564/
Kijff7525/
Kuiff7515/
Kipfe753/
Kiofh753/
Khipf751/
Khift751/
Khifs751/
Koiff751/
Kkidf751/
Gkihf751/
Kuifz751/
Kuife751/
Kihfe751/
Keifs751/
Kaiff751/
Ckiff751/
Kheif751/
Kittf751/
Kifch751/
Kaaif751/
Keifh750/
Kiv671,853/
Kef671,168/
Cif67362/
Kiw67276/
Kifova6711/
Koifeh678/
Kyf675/
Kjf675/
Qif673/
Koiffe672/
Khaife672/
Kuijff671/
Kaifeh671/
Kahaif671/
Kuhief671/
Kheife671/
Keiffe671/
Keiffs670/

Kif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kif in the Russian language
Кифkif-

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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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  • 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 Kif
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