Confer Surname
Approximately 4,411 people bear this surname
Confer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,391 | 1:82,546 | 9,375 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 576 | 1:87,185 | 9,045 |
Confer (25) may also be a first name.
Confer Demographics
Average Male Confer Height
177.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Confer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Confer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Confer is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Confer.
How Common Is The Last Name Confer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 106,065th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,652,130 people. The surname Confer is mostly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Confer live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 25 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 4,391 people, or 1 in 82,546. In The United States Confer is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 6 percent reside, Florida, where 3 percent reside and Indiana, where 3 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.
Confer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Confer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Confer last name grew 762 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Confer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Confer are 27.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.74% being registered to vote for the party.
Confer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.42% less than the national average, earning $39,949 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coonfer | 92 | 82 | / |
| Confere | 92 | 74 | / |
| Confehr | 92 | 19 | / |
| Connfer | 92 | 2 | / |
| Counfer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Confert | 92 | 0 | / |
| Confear | 92 | 0 | / |
| Conferd | 92 | 0 | / |
| Confe | 91 | 150 | / |
| Conferre | 86 | 1 | / |
| Canfer | 83 | 162 | / |
| Cunfer | 83 | 135 | / |
| Konfer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Comfer | 83 | 4 | / |
| Confed | 83 | 3 | / |
| Confie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Confes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Confir | 83 | 1 | / |
| Confre | 83 | 1 | / |
| Conffe | 83 | 0 | / |
| Confey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Confair | 77 | 333 | / |
| Comfere | 77 | 51 | / |
| Confoey | 77 | 32 | / |
| Comfert | 77 | 12 | / |
| Konfert | 77 | 11 | / |
| Chanfer | 77 | 11 | / |
| Canfeur | 77 | 10 | / |
| Confess | 77 | 8 | / |
| Confihr | 77 | 3 | / |
| Conpher | 77 | 2 | / |
| Confest | 77 | 1 | / |
| Confire | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cunfehr | 77 | 0 | / |
| Konfe | 73 | 24,983 | / |
| Confa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Confi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Confé | 73 | 2 | / |
| Confè | 73 | 1 | / |
| Comfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Confy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Confeggi | 71 | 262 | / |
| Coonfair | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kanfer | 67 | 543 | / |
| Canfes | 67 | 118 | / |
| Confoy | 67 | 113 | / |
| Camfer | 67 | 97 | / |
| Sanfer | 67 | 66 | / |
| Canfez | 67 | 44 | / |
| Zanfer | 67 | 23 | / |
| Konffe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Confio | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cumfer | 67 | 7 | / |
| Konfed | 67 | 7 | / |
| Confid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Confit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Konfee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Konfie | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kunfer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Janfer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konfea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chãfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konferova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coonfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Conffé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Confis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kounfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zonfyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canfre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Conwfy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cannfe | 67 | 0 | / |
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Confer Reference & Research
Conover FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Conover FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Confer
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis