Klef Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Klef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Klef (54) may also be a first name.

Klef Last Name Facts

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

Klef (Russian: Клеф) occurs most in Cameroon. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Klef live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 52 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most widespread forename worldwide It is held by 54 people.

Klef is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Klef is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kleff89868/
Kleef89507/
Khlef89219/
Kleif8931/
Klief8917/
Klefh899/
Klepf893/
Klefe892/
Klaef891/
Kleaf891/
Kllef891/
Klf86164/
Khleif80548/
Kleffe8041/
Kleyff8035/
Kleeff8024/
Khlief8016/
Klieff8012/
Kleiff806/
Kleife802/
Khlefh802/
Khleef801/
Klepfe801/
Hkhlef801/
Khleyf801/
Kailef801/
Kleffs801/
Kleefh801/
Klev75485/
Kelf75279/
Clef75224/
Klew7576/
Klif7526/
Khlf7516/
Klöf757/
Kilf752/
Kläf751/
Klyf751/
Kqlf751/
Kllf751/
Klvf751/
Klfe751/
Kklf751/
Kclf751/
Klefsås7335/
Klefová733/
Khuilef733/
Kelleft731/
Khleife731/
Khleefh731/
Kellief730/
Kelleff730/
Kleva671,099/
Kleeb67911/
Khlif67855/
Khelf67678/
Cleff67470/
Cleef67427/
Kılıf67349/
Kleiv67259/
Kleev67151/
Kliff67109/
Clepf6754/
Klyft6750/
Klöpf6745/
Klaif6740/
Klaev6734/
Clief6729/
Kloev6722/
Kylwe6721/
Cleaf6713/
Kylev6711/
Kløft6710/
Cleft679/
Kliev679/
Koelf679/
Clefe675/
Khlfe675/
Klehb674/
Kilff674/
Khlev673/
Klife673/
Kelfe672/
Kliew672/
Kleiw672/
Kleew672/
Kellf671/
K'Leb671/
Kleab671/
Clefs671/
Kielf671/
Klőpf671/
Kluif671/
Kleïb671/
Kleaw671/
Kleph671/
Clefh671/
Cleuf671/
Klaew671/
Kelfs671/
Khlfh671/
Klayf670/
Cleif670/

Klef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klef in the Russian language
Клефklef-

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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 Klef
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