Kireef Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Kireef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kireef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Kireef Last Name Facts

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

Kireef is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kireef? popularity and diffusion

Kireef is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Kireef are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 60 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 20 percent reside. Besides France this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 27 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kireeff9250/
Kireev8339,134/
Kireew8320/
Khareef77383/
Kireyev77111/
Kirejev7743/
Kirejew7736/
Kirgeev7730/
Kirzeev7720/
Khireev7715/
Kireiev7712/
Kirieff7711/
Kitreev772/
Kitreff771/
Kirev731,231/
Kirif7332/
Kirew738/
Keref736/
Kuref734/
Kirejeva71188/
Kirejevs71115/
Kireyeva71113/
Kirieiev7110/
Kheirief711/
Kireieva711/
Kirefova711/
Kyreev673,144/
Kereev671,656/
Kireva671,341/
Kareev67764/
Kureev67306/
Kiraev67133/
Kiriev67117/
Qireft6727/
Kiroev6722/
Koirif6718/
Kairev6711/
Careef6710/
Kiriew6710/
Chiref677/
Khirev676/
Kireyv675/
Kireiv675/
Kiryev674/
Kirrev673/
Kiruev673/
Kerefe672/
Kairew672/
Khirif671/
Kierif671/
Kyrief671/
Kauref671/
Kergef671/
Kheref671/

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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 Kireef
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