Kaiser Surname

2,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kaiser Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Latin) Emperor (a nickname); Caesar [Middle English kayser(e, kaiser, cayser(e, &c., Old English cásere (= O.H.Ger. keisur = Old Saxon késur = Gothic kaisar), Latin Caesar] Cásere weóld Créacum |Cæsar ruled the Greeks. Wídsíð, 41.

Riche ne poure, king ne kaysere.

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Kaiser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany122,3621:65841
United States46,6941:7,762920
Bangladesh26,4051:6,035545
Austria9,1621:92953
Switzerland4,8931:1,679145
Brazil4,4391:48,2261,891
France3,5331:18,8012,127
Canada2,5871:14,2432,102
Poland1,6831:22,5843,412
Hungary1,2251:8,013958
Egypt1,0981:83,7307,421
Argentina9951:42,9583,622
Australia9571:28,2093,831
Czechia9521:11,1701,532
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
Iraq7961:43,9971,842
Saudi Arabia7951:38,8125,622
South Africa6951:77,9549,671
Belgium6781:16,9572,596
Ecuador6521:24,3953,251
England6321:88,1619,571
Denmark6171:9,149842
Netherlands6061:27,8674,566
India5711:1,343,37252,219
Italy4201:145,61122,924
Spain3361:139,14310,461
Sweden3331:29,5702,409
Slovenia3271:7,6081,712
Namibia3121:7,7221,489
Liechtenstein3111:12320
Kenya2851:162,03512,648
Lebanon2751:20,4982,472
Thailand2491:283,68848,804
Slovakia2181:24,4794,095
Luxembourg2171:2,675324
Nigeria2141:827,77036,611
Chile2051:85,9343,357
Pakistan1851:965,64312,741
Mexico1791:693,44210,772
New Zealand1351:33,5435,806
Croatia1161:36,4537,403
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Romania851:236,21022,608
Norway811:63,4859,023
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Japan721:1,775,61526,312
Peru721:441,44613,396
Guyana661:11,5491,659
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Jordan581:152,4568,483
Paraguay541:134,0142,871
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
Liberia471:93,7997,591
Ireland461:102,3685,449
Kazakhstan421:421,01232,439
China401:34,183,0391,815
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Finland341:161,66814,556
Uruguay281:122,56311,386
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Syria191:1,015,8436,722
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Hong Kong111:666,8623,581
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Oman101:368,7975,193
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guam81:20,0153,029
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
Wales71:442,07621,198
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Panama61:652,04310,051
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4451:9,2231,168

The alternate forms: Kaìser (1) & Kaïser (1) are calculated separately.

Kaiser (31,319) may also be a first name.

Kaiser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Latin) Emperor (a nickname); Caesar [Middle English kayser(e, kaiser, cayser(e, &c., Old English cásere (= O.H.Ger. keisur = Old Saxon késur = Gothic kaisar), Latin Caesar] Cásere weóld Créacum |Cæsar ruled the Greeks. Wídsíð, 41.

Riche ne poure, king ne kaysere.—Havelok the Dane, 353.

The kayser Lowis of Bavere.—L. Minot, How Edward [III] the King come in Braband.

And no man so worthi To be kaiser or kyng Of the kyngdom of Juda.—Piers Plowman, 13226-8.

Cp. Kesar, and see Cæesar.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Ger.) Emperor, Cesar [O.H.Ger. keisur = Old Saxon kêsur = Gothic kaisar; all from Latin Caesar] ‘Kaiser’ is the oldest German word borrowed from Latin.

Cp. Cayser in Dict.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Emperor” in German. (Keyzer in Dutch.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendent of Caesar, i.e., emperor; one who took that part in the Purim plays.

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

(German), Keizer (Dutch/Flemish), Emperor. (variant: Lempereur.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Kaiser is the German word for 'emperor' coming from the Germanisation of the title Caesar, the Roman title for emperor.

- yeppeman

This surname means 'emperor' or 'king'. It is derived from the title of Roman emperor Caesar.

- sandyq

Kaiser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaiser (Arabic: كيسر, Georgian: კაისერ, Hindi: कैसर, Marathi: कैसर, Oriya: କଲେସର, Russian: Каисер) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Kaìser or Kaïser. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaiser? popularity and diffusion

Kaiser is the 2,292nd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 30,367 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Kaiser live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kaiser is also the 26,995th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 31,319 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 122,362 people, or 1 in 658. In Germany Kaiser is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 16 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 149 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found.

Kaiser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kaiser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kaiser surname expanded 858 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 866 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 4,600 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kaiser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (47%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kaiser surname are 13.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Kaiser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning 338,890 kr per year; in Peru they earn 108.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,500 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.75% more than the national average, earning R 332,100 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $52,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaìser941/
Kaïser941/
Kaisser92749/
Khaiser92585/
Kaisher92550/
Kaijser92544/
Kaieser9232/
Kayiser9211/
Kaisere925/
Kaisaer923/
Kaiseer922/
Kaiiser921/
Kaiserr921/
Kaiyser921/
Gkaiser921/
Kaisier920/
Kiser9126,066/
Kaser917,738/
Kaischer869/
Kayisetr866/
Kaishear863/
Kaisheer861/
Khaitser861/
Kayser8327,466/
Qaiser8318,067/
Kauser8316,005/
Keiser8314,572/
Kaizer837,390/
Kieser835,083/
Kaeser832,911/
Kisser832,443/
Kasser832,436/
Kasere832,115/
Kasher83983/
Kisher83759/
Kaicer83345/
Caiser83257/
Kaseir83205/
Keaser83202/
Koiser83201/
Kaseer83174/
Kasier83129/
Kaszer83110/
Kaißer83106/
Kazier8382/
Kiszer8371/
Kajser8360/
Kitser8354/
Kaijer8351/
Khaser8334/
Kaisir8334/
Kaaser8328/
Kisere8328/
Kisier8328/
Kaiger8317/
Khiser8312/
Kisaer8310/
Kahser838/
Kijser838/
Kasear835/
Kaseur835/
Kisger834/
Kaisre833/
Kasehr833/
Kasoer832/
Køiser832/
Kisoer831/
Kagier831/
Kascer831/
Kasejr831/
Kasger831/
Kiseir831/
Kuiser831/
Kiseer831/
Kaÿser831/
Kasjer831/
Kaisör831/
Kisesr830/
Kaiserová801,076/
Kaiserova8025/
Kaischeur801/
Keijser771,068/
Quaiser771,017/
Kausher77861/
Kassier77561/
Kaigere77434/
Kishere77369/
Khatser77279/
Koisser77257/
Kashere77243/
Kishoer77211/
Keisser77174/
Kiesser77170/
Kischer77151/
Kascher77137/
Kaysser77134/
Khasser77121/
Kassere77108/
Kishear7790/
Kaesser7788/
Kaijere7772/
Keidser7756/
Khaizer7751/
Koihser7751/
Kaitcer7748/
Kaatser7735/
Kashier7731/
Kisseur7728/
Kissier7723/
Kasheer7722/
Katszer7722/
Kassert7719/
Caisser7718/
Karzier7718/
Qaiserh7715/
Kaijzer7712/
Kausser7712/
Qaisaer7712/
Kauseer7711/
Keiszer7711/
Qaiseer7710/
Kiesher779/
Kausaer779/
Khauser779/
Kishaer778/
Khasher778/
Qhaiser777/
Kattser777/
Kaseher777/
Kaizere776/
Kaasher776/
Katsher776/
Qaisher775/
Qaisser775/
Koisher774/
Khaseer774/
Khitser774/
Khaeser774/
Khasier773/
Kaisire773/
Kaizcer773/
Kissere773/
Kitsher773/
Keisher772/
Kausear772/
Keiscer772/
Kaszier772/
Khaisre772/
Kisheer772/
Qaaiser772/
Kasseur772/
Qaisetr772/
Kauserr772/
Kayaser771/
Keisjer771/
Keitser771/
Keasher771/
Kahaser771/
Kaisair771/
Kaeseer771/
Khaijer771/
Khaisir771/
Kassher771/
Kaieger771/
Kaucier771/
Kaiezer771/
Kaizeer771/
Keisere771/
Kashger771/
Kassaer771/
Khisser771/
Kijsser771/
Kisserh771/
Qaiaser771/
Kaizier771/
Qaieser771/
Qaiseir771/
Qaiserr771/
Kaigerd771/
Khaszer771/
Kaziere771/
Kausier770/
Caioser770/
Kaayser770/
Kissert770/
Keisier770/
Kisherd770/
Kayszer770/
Keisger770/
Kayseer770/
Kuisher770/
Keiseer770/
Kaiszerová751/
Khaiserova751/
Keser7339,786/
Käser737,730/
Kizer737,670/
Kiger735,217/
Kyser733,924/
Kasir733,340/
Kager733,285/
Caser732,686/
Kacir732,524/
Kacer731,787/
Kajir731,320/
Kazir731,150/
Qaser73693/
Kaçer73460/
Kazer73442/
Kačer73400/
Kajer73384/
Kişer73154/
Ciser73119/
Kasyr73108/
Kagir7379/
Kaşer7370/
Kasre7357/
Kisir7339/
Kicer7334/
Késer7326/
Qiser7320/
Kačir736/
Kijer733/
Kaçir731/
Káser731/
Kayisire717,773/
Katscher71392/
Kaitsire71289/
Quaisser7180/
Kauscher7143/
Kiescher7129/
Kitscher7118/
Caissier7118/
Quaiscer7117/
Kaserová7114/
Khaytser7114/
Kashgeer718/
Khadzier714/
Kiserova712/
Kashhere712/
Kascheur711/
Kaushaer711/
Kauszier711/
Kaishair711/
Khausher711/
Quaisher711/
Kasheere711/
Kasehere711/
Kaserova711/
Kastcher711/
Kayizere711/
Khoieser711/
Kisseher711/
Kisseire711/
Koissere711/
Caishier711/
Kaiazier711/
Kashehyr711/
Kitserrr711/
Khasheer711/
Keischer711/
Kaitcher710/
Kuischer710/
Keyser6718,061/
Kouser6712,942/
Keizer679,795/
Kassir679,353/
Casier674,600/
Ceaser673,915/
Cazier673,075/
Causer672,990/
Kajzer672,202/
Kagere672,013/
Kuijer671,556/
Qayser671,503/
Kesser67974/
Khizer67873/
Kesier67830/
Kashir67796/
Kejser67795/
Kidger67679/
Casher67677/
Kasire67639/
Casser67635/
Caiger67583/
Caisir67574/
Keuser67543/
Khazir67495/
Keijer67492/
Kigere67488/
Qauser67485/
Keiger67340/
Kısaer67338/
Kueser67307/
Koeser67301/
Kayzer67271/
Casere67261/
Kiezer67244/
Keeser67196/
Qaseer67193/
Qasier67189/
Caeser67187/
Qasser67170/
Kasair67156/
Casaer67130/
Keazer67130/
Kisire67122/
Kässer67121/
Kaezer67104/
Chiser67101/
Kacere67101/
Caizer6796/
Khiger6794/
Qaisir6789/
Khajir6787/
Kauger6784/
Kajjer6783/
Kassyr6783/
Khasir6782/
Khacer6780/
Kausir6775/
Khajer6771/
Kishir6761/
Kijzer6760/
Kizzer6759/
Cayser6756/
Kauzer6753/
Kazire6753/
Kesher6751/
Kautscher6745/
Kazzer6744/
Kießer6744/
Quiser6742/
Kizere6742/
Casert6741/
Quaser6739/
Kajhir6735/
Kasherova6735/
Caicer6735/
Kayger6733/
Kajžer6733/
Kagire6731/
Khazer6726/
Cisier6726/
Kysser6726/
Kaçire6725/
Kishre6724/
Kazere6723/
Katsyr6722/
Kittscher6721/
Kaşğir6721/
Kaujir6720/
Kissir6719/
Kajeer6719/
Kizier6718/
Kadzir6718/
Kaizerová6718/
Khager6717/
Keicer6717/
Cisser6717/
Kazear6716/
Casear6716/
Caseer6716/
Cuiser6716/
Kesair6715/
Kesere6715/
Kaizerova6715/
Kajgir6715/
Karzer6715/
Kayßer6715/
Kaczir6715/
Kacerz6714/
Katgir6713/
Kaajir6713/
Kagger6712/
Kayserová6711/
Khasre6710/
Qasere6710/
Kadjer678/
Gkiger678/
Hkasir677/
Kuyser677/
Keager675/
Ketser675/
Kazerh675/
Casejr674/
Caseyr674/
Keszer674/
Khyser674/
Kheser674/
Khagir674/
Cagier674/
Kazjer674/
Caseur673/
Kirzer673/
Kuiger673/
Koyser673/
Kajserová673/
Kegier673/
Kashre673/
Kygier673/
Kaušer673/
Kasherová673/
Kicere673/
Karzir673/
Kizher673/
Keseir673/
Coiser672/
Khaytseer672/
Kisherova672/
Caserz672/
Khijer672/
Kadgir672/
Kazeer672/
Kazert672/
Kahsir672/
Kaizir672/
Kajher672/
Keseer672/
Kezier672/
Kaysir672/
Khacir672/
Koizer672/
Kuizer672/
Kacire672/
Qasher672/
Ciszer672/
Kaeßer672/
Kayserova672/
Kassör672/
Qaisre672/
Kitger671/
Kadger671/
Katcer671/
Kaceur671/
Kajjir671/
Kescer671/
Kiczer671/
Kiecer671/
Kizeer671/
Kojser671/
Qhaser671/
Kysier671/
Casoer671/
Cascer671/
Cahser671/
Kazger671/
Qeiser671/
Kazerr671/
Kezair671/
Keiserová671/
Kausre671/
Kasajr671/
Khisir671/
Kadsir671/
Kadjir671/
Kihzer671/
Kaager671/
Koißer671/
Káizer671/
Käyser671/
Käùser671/
Kyoser671/
Ķisere671/
Qisaer671/
Qasear671/
Qaseir671/
Qaicer671/
Qasisr671/
Caseir671/
Kaceir671/
Qahser671/
Qasaer671/
Caserh671/
Kasjir671/
Kazaer671/
Katjir671/
Cadser670/
Kezser670/
Keisir670/
Kigger670/
Kehser670/
Ceiser670/
Kaycer670/
Katger670/
Kyeser670/
Cacier670/
Kizoer670/
Kyzier670/
Kesear670/
Qazier670/

Kaiser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaiser in the Georgian language
კაისერkaiser-
Kaiser in the Oriya language
କଲେସରkalesara-
Kaiser in the Hindi language
कैसरkaisara84.4
कैसेरkaisera9.17
कैशरkaisara2.75
Kaiser in the Marathi language
कैसरkaisara83.61
कैसेरkaisera14.75
कौसरkausara1.64
Kaiser in the Russian language
Каисерkaiser-
Kaiser in the Arabic language
كيسرkysr-
كايزرkayzr-
كايسرkaysr-

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