Kanfer Surname

578,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kanfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
England241:2,321,58686,519
Austria121:709,62061,025
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Kanfer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kanfer (Russian: Канфер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kanfer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanfer? popularity and diffusion

Kanfer is the 578,557th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Kanfer live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kanfer is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 1,188,390. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 36 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and Connecticut, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Kanfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kanfer last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kanfer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.27% less than the national average, earning R 127,680 per year and in United States they earn 38.44% more than the national average, earning $59,737 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khanfer92485/
Kaunfer9240/
Kanffer922/
Kanfert920/
Kasinfer862/
Kannpfer860/
Kamfer833,304/
Canfer83162/
Kanfir837/
Konfer834/
Khenfer772,120/
Kampfer771,167/
Kamffer77509/
Khanfir77232/
Konfert7711/
Canfeur7710/
Kanpher779/
Kamfert778/
Kaamfer775/
Kamfeir771/
Khanferova753/
Kampfert7182/
Khanfair7146/
Kampferd718/
Kanfoire711/
Kampffer710/
Kainpher710/
Confer674,411/
Camfer6797/
Kamfir677/
Khanphetr672/
Canfre671/
Konferova671/

Kanfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanfer in the Russian language
Канферkanfer-

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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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  • 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 Kanfer
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