Kiff Surname

231,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Kiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7781:71,6178,196
United States5151:703,80455,627
Wales1501:20,6302,188
Canada1181:312,25128,740
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Australia391:692,19746,687
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2871:84,9328,963
Wales261:60,3242,968
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Kiff (224) may also be a first name.

Kiff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiff (Russian: Кифф) has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiff? popularity and diffusion

Kiff is the 231,164th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,166,693 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kiff reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. Kiff is also the 601,629th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 224 people.

Kiff is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 71,617. In England Kiff is most common in: Hertfordshire, where 22 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Devon, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Wales, where 9 percent reside.

Kiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kiff has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Kiff last name grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 281 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 577 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kiff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kiff last name are 2.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.43% registered with the party.

The amount Kiff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.44% more than the national average, earning R 457,320 per year; in United States they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $44,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning $57,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiffe89484/
Kieff89320/
Keiff89315/
Kijff8925/
Kuiff8915/
Koiff891/
Kaiff891/
Ckiff891/
Kif86695/
Koiffe802/
Kuijff801/
Keiffe801/
Keiffs800/
Kaif754,164/
Kief751,113/
Khif75615/
Kipf75343/
Keff75340/
Keif75200/
Kiof75193/
Kife7552/
Kuif7551/
Kijf7551/
Kyff7547/
Koif7537/
Kifs752/
Qkif752/
Ckif751/
Ciff751/
Kisf751/
Kjff751/
Kizf751/
Kihf751/
Kifh751/
Khaif671,191/
Kuijf67379/
Khoif67373/
Keife67139/
Kaife6790/
Kaipf6764/
Keffe6736/
Chiff6728/
Coiff677/
Keeff674/
Kiofh673/
Kuyff673/
Kipfe673/
Khipf671/
Kheif671/
Kihfe671/
Kuife671/
Keifs671/
Cuiff671/
Kaaif671/
Kittf671/
Kifch671/
Kuifz671/
Gkihf671/
Kkidf671/
Khifs671/
Khift671/
Keifh670/
Quiff670/
Keuff670/
Kepff670/
Keaff670/

Kiff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiff in the Russian language
Киффkiff-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiff
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