Kiffen Surname

208,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Kiffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
Netherlands1521:111,10017,774
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
England41:13,929,515290,718
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kiffen (35) may also be a first name.

Kiffen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiffen is found most in Angola. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kiffen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiffen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 208,375th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,671,308 people. The surname Kiffen is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kiffen are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in Luso-Southern Africa. Kiffen is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 35 people.

The surname Kiffen is most widespread in Angola, where it is carried by 1,775 people, or 1 in 15,205. Beside Angola this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and Portugal, where 1 percent reside.

Kiffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kiffen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kiffen surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuiffen921/
Kifen912/
Kiffin83584/
Küffen8357/
Keffen8324/
Kiefen8321/
Kuffen837/
Keifen833/
Ciffen831/
Kifeen831/
Kuyffen778/
Chiffen772/
Kueffen771/
Kayffen771/
Kaifeun771/
Kaiffin771/
Kheifen771/
Kuiffin770/
Kufen7386/
Kefen7345/
Kifin7329/
Küfen7324/
Qifen7311/
Kifne731/
Cifen731/
Cheiffen710/
Kyffin67385/
Keufen67169/
Kiphen6794/
Chifen6749/
Kifina6744/
Qifeng6732/
Kehfen6719/
Caifen6710/
Koifin679/
Ciffin677/
Cuffen676/
Cuifen673/
Kuffin671/
Keffin671/
Kiefin671/
Kuefen670/
Kyffyn670/

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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 Kiffen
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