Kaefel Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kaefel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaefel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kaefel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaefel is found most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaefel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Kaefel is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kaefel live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany Kaefel is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 89 percent live and Hamburg, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafel911,697/
Kefel91135/
Kafeel838,665/
Kiefel831,083/
Kaffel83180/
Kaifel83136/
Keffel8397/
Kaufel8371/
Keifel8339/
Keufel8310/
Keyfel8310/
Kafiel839/
Keefel836/
Kuefel834/
Kafehl833/
Khafel832/
Kefiel831/
Khefel831/
Kayfel831/
Kafael831/
Koefel830/
Kafl8025/
Kefl805/
Kaueffeld800/
Keuffel7762/
Kieffel7760/
Kaufelt7753/
Kauffel7720/
Kaffiel7716/
Kayfeld7716/
Kueffel7715/
Kaufell7710/
Kapheel777/
Khafeel774/
Kaffell771/
Khiefel771/
Koepfel771/
Keiffel771/
Kuepfel770/
Keefell770/
Kiepfel770/
Caepfel770/
Kawpfel770/
Kaffehl770/
Keeffel770/
Kaephel770/
Keipfel770/
Kafil734,995/
Kiefl731,243/
Kofel73700/
Kaffl73441/
Kefil73261/
Keifl7360/
Käfel7338/
Köfel7320/
Cafel7315/
Kaufl735/
Khafl734/
Qafel734/
Keffl732/
Keefl732/
Koefl731/
Kapfl731/
Kauffeld711,172/
Kaufeldt71141/
Kauffelt7180/
Koesfeld7116/
Kaysfeld717/
Keuffell711/
Keeffell710/
Keueffel710/
Koffel67842/
Kauffeldt67455/
Cafiel67367/
Köffel6779/
Caffel6767/
Khafil6715/
Keifelová678/
Qafeel677/
Kafill673/
Kaphel673/
Kaifil672/
Kahfil671/
Köpfel671/
Käffel671/
Kofell671/
Cafeel671/
Caufel671/
Keufelová671/
Khaifl671/
Khepfl671/
Kaffil671/
Cafell670/
Kofael670/
Koufel670/

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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 Kaefel
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