Kaufer Surname

215,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Kaufer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaufer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9581:378,35033,446
Germany7511:107,19813,246
Hungary491:200,33216,931
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
France41:16,605,680368,153
England41:13,929,515290,718
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Kaufer (26) may also be a first name.

Kaufer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kaufer (Russian: Кауфер) occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kaufer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaufer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kaufer is the 215,889th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,831,517 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Kaufer are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 958 people, or 1 in 378,350. In The United States Kaufer is mostly found in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Minnesota, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 39 percent reside and Hungary, where 3 percent reside.

Kaufer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kaufer last name are 11.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kaufer earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 11.2% more than the national average, earning $47,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 177.38% more than the national average, earning $137,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kauffer92524/
Kaufert92195/
Kaufher9215/
Kaupfer920/
Kaufier920/
Kafer913,116/
Kufer91593/
Kaufherr8634/
Kauffert869/
Kaueffer861/
Kupfer8310,319/
Kapfer834,348/
Kaefer832,559/
Kaffer831,737/
Kafere831,629/
Kuffer831,513/
Kaifer83345/
Keafer83171/
Kafier83119/
Kufert8368/
Keufer8348/
Kafert8333/
Kufere8331/
Kuefer8322/
Koufer8317/
Kayfer8310/
Khafer839/
Kuifer835/
Kafeer835/
Kahfer835/
Kafger832/
Kavfer832/
Caufer832/
Katfer831/
Kaufre831/
Kaferr831/
Kawfer830/
Kauferová801/
Kuepfer77984/
Kueffer77333/
Keuffer77179/
Kaeffer77109/
Kupfert7744/
Kupffer7743/
Kaiffer7735/
Kahafer7733/
Kapffer7728/
Kaffier7711/
Keaffer7710/
Kupfere776/
Khafeer776/
Kaffehr776/
Khafere774/
Khaifer773/
Koupfer773/
Kupfeir772/
Keufert772/
Khufere772/
Kuipfer771/
Kasferr771/
Khaefer771/
Kafeere771/
Kaffeer771/
Kheafer771/
Kaifere771/
Cauffer771/
Kaiefer771/
Kuiffer771/
Khaffer771/
Keupfer770/
Kuhfehr770/
Kassfer770/
Kussfer770/
Keufier770/
Kufre731,522/
Cafer73914/
Qafer73257/
Küfer73170/
Kafir7395/
Cufer7363/
Kafre7321/
Kufir731/
Khafeejr714/
Kuferova712/
Khajafer711/
Kashfehr711/
Kashferd710/
Kuchfert710/
Kiefer6750,941/
Keefer6714,036/
Keifer673,277/
Küpfer671,237/
Küffer67951/
Caffer67381/
Koefer6761/
Cafier6761/
Kojfer6758/
Kafire6753/
Khafir6747/
Kaiferová6736/
Kaffir6733/
Caefer6732/
Keyfer6730/
Cafere6728/
Cuffer6718/
Capfer6713/
Koofer6713/
Cuefer6713/
Kahfir6712/
Kapferová677/
Kahver675/
Kupher674/
Kufair674/
Coufer673/
Khajafeer673/
Kupferová673/
Kafair673/
Kapher673/
Cupfer673/
Cufeur673/
Cutfer672/
Kufferová672/
Khafre671/
Ceafer671/
Kifeer671/
Kaiferova671/
Qafeer671/
Qafere671/
Cahfer671/
Kuffre671/
Kadfir671/
Kafgir670/
Kaihoffer670/
Catfer670/

Kaufer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaufer in the Russian language
Кауферkaufer-

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Footnotes

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