Eifler Surname

91,419th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eifler Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from, or who dwelt in, a mountainous district.

Eifler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6141:22,2762,948
United States7271:498,56841,951
Brazil5081:421,40615,996
France1481:448,80264,499
Poland431:883,92467,072
Austria361:236,54028,356
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Eifler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from, or who dwelt in, a mountainous district.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Eifler Last Name Facts

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

Eifler is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Eifler.

How Common Is The Last Name Eifler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 91,419th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,391,815 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Eifler are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Eifler is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 3,614 people, or 1 in 22,276. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent live and Saxony, where 12 percent live. Barring Germany Eifler occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Eifler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Eifler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eifler surname grew 568 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eifler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eifler surname are 29.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Eifler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.57% less than the national average, earning 202,224 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.16% more than the national average, earning R 437,640 per year; in United States they earn 29.73% more than the national average, earning $55,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.15% more than the national average, earning $76,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eiffler92464/
Heifler9246/
Eifeler9231/
Eifletr921/
Eifller921/
Eiflert921/
Efler91657/
Ifler914/
Eifle911/
Heifeler861/
Heiflier861/
Effler831,566/
Hefler831,070/
Oefler8387/
Ejfler8385/
Hifler8331/
Aifler8324/
Iflere8321/
Eyfler8315/
Gefler834/
Gifler833/
Eiffle833/
Eifele832/
Iffler831/
Eafler831/
Efller831/
Heifle830/
Eifles830/
Iefler830/
Eisfeller8034/
Eißfeller8031/
Eiflerová808/
Ifle803/
Efle803/
Eiflerova801/
Iflr801/
Hoefler772,301/
Heffler771,193/
Oeffler7797/
Hepfler7780/
Heufler7771/
Hiffler7740/
Haifler7727/
Aepfler7721/
Giffler7719/
Hiefler7713/
Huefler7710/
Haefler779/
Gipfler778/
Geffler773/
Eutfler772/
Huifler772/
Heflier770/
Heafler770/
Jiefler770/
Eissfeller7516/
Heiflerová751/
Ifleh73445/
Hefle7397/
Effle7393/
Yefle7372/
Gefle7331/
Hifle7312/
Efleh739/
Ifley731/
Eflej731/
Efley731/
Afler731/
Hiflr731/
Eifla731/
Eifly730/
Hoeffler71451/
Gefeller71156/
Eflerová71139/
Haeffler71104/
Esfeller7151/
Gefäller7140/
Hoepfler715/
Hoefller713/
Hueffler711/
Haefller711/
Haifller711/
Effiller710/
Hefley672,615/
Hafler67432/
Apfler67186/
Heffle6778/
Geflea6748/
Efflerová6729/
Heflerová6726/
Hyfler6723/
Haefle6721/
Iffley6719/
Gafler6716/
Ajfler6713/
Effley6712/
Geffeller6711/
Efleih674/
Eafley673/
Afleur672/
Hiffle672/
Yifleh672/
Äpfler672/
Aflear672/
Isfåle672/
Affler671/
Heflep671/
Heflet671/
Heflie671/
Hiflet671/
Giffle671/
Gefleh671/
Huefle671/
Hijfle671/
Jifley671/
Eidfli671/
Efille671/
Efflet670/
Heafle670/
Effles670/
Hoefeller670/
Hifley670/
Ephler670/
Heifleich670/
Geffle670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eifler
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