Kief is used as a family name or surname in Danish. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kief
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Danish
Meaning: Brave, valiant, stout, bold

How popular is Kief?

Kief is ranked 270114 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kiefs plummeted by 8.333333 per cent to 462 since 2000 and slipped by 5305 spots and ranked at 46138. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.37 95.24
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.38 1.79
Kief is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Germany. Around 1149 people have been found who wears Kief as their family name. Kief is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
30,360 Thailand1
107,212 South Africa1
897,276 Russia1
810,193 Indonesia1
169,904 Brazil1
14,644 Tunisia1
118,015 Netherlands1
37,493 Austria1
91,024 Belgium1
289,511 England1
25,721 Egypt1
56,169 Mexico1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
124,653 Canada20
Countries with hundreds of Kief:
44,488 United States613
20,699 Germany504

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Daniel Kief was 23 years old when he migrated to New-York during Irish famine on November 10, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Liverpool from Liverpool. Frank Kief, aged 22, 23 years old Ellen Kief, Martin Kief, aged 20, Workman James Kief, 30 years old Edmund Kief, 25 years old Eliza Kief, 4 years old Edmond Kief, James Kief, aged 4 months old, Immigrant Mary Kief, are other Kief that migrated to US.

Kief Namesakes

  • Adolph Kiefer, Swimmer
  • Andrew Kiefer, U.S. representative
  • Amelie Kiefer, Actress
  • Amelie Kiefer, Actress
  • Anneliese Kiefer, Actress
  • Anselm Kiefer, Painter
  • Arjen van der Kieft, Speed Skater
  • Bryon Kiefer, Soccer player
  • Catarina Isabel Kiefe, Mathematician
  • Dixie Kiefer, Armed force officer

Kief Namesakes

  • Adolph Kiefer, Swimmer
  • Andrew Kiefer, U.S. representative
  • Amelie Kiefer, Actress
  • Amelie Kiefer, Actress
  • Anneliese Kiefer, Actress
  • Anselm Kiefer, Painter
  • Arjen van der Kieft, Speed Skater
  • Bryon Kiefer, Soccer player
  • Catarina Isabel Kiefe, Mathematician
  • Dixie Kiefer, Armed force officer

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