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Where Does The Last Name Kaffer Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kaffer (Russian: Каффер) is most common in Namibia. It may also appear in the variant forms: Käffer. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kaffer.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaffer? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Kaffer is the 232,426^th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,195,478 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Kaffer live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769^th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 37 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is borne by 993 people, or 1 in 2,426. In Namibia Kaffer is most frequent in: ǁKaras Region, where 88 percent are found, Khomas Region, where 7 percent are found and Zambezi Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Namibia it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Kaffer Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kaffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kaffer surname increased 213 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kaffer Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Kaffer surname are 2.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kaffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.68% less than the national average, earning R 121,956 per year; in United States they earn 8.88% more than the national average, earning $46,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $54,164 CAD per year.