Keefer Surname

37,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,036 people bear this surname

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

Keefer Surname Definition:

(German) One who made and sold casks, a cooper; one who had charge of the wine cellar.

Keefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,3191:27,2143,401
Canada2071:177,99817,780
Germany1521:529,64144,407
Australia1391:194,21419,182
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
England101:5,571,806158,774
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0931:16,2362,066

Keefer (187) may also be a first name.

Keefer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made and sold casks, a cooper; one who had charge of the wine cellar.

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

Keefer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keefer occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keefer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 37,514th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 519,204 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Keefer reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 665,130th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 187 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 13,319 people, or 1 in 27,214. In The United States Keefer is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent reside, Maryland, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Keefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keefer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Keefer last name increased 431 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keefer surname are 20.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Keefer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 399.02% more than the national average, earning R 1,185,860 per year; in United States they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning $43,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.09% less than the national average, earning $46,658 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keepfer9274/
Keeffer9236/
Keefeer923/
Keiefer921/
Keefert920/
Keefier920/
Kefer911,485/
Keieffer860/
Kiefer8350,941/
Keffer834,808/
Keifer833,277/
Kaefer832,559/
Kepfer83273/
Keafer83171/
Koefer8361/
Keufer8348/
Keyfer8330/
Kuefer8322/
Kefere8314/
Kefert836/
Kefeer831/
Kefier831/
Khefer831/
Kefeir831/
Keefir830/
Keeffr830/
Kefr801/
Kieffer7724,019/
Keiffer771,820/
Kuepfer77984/
Koepfer77354/
Kueffer77333/
Keuffer77179/
Kaeffer77109/
Kiepfer7778/
Koeffer7756/
Keaffer7710/
Keffert777/
Keepher774/
Keufert772/
Keifeer771/
Keisfer771/
Kefferr771/
Keffier771/
Kheyfer771/
Kieferr771/
Khaefer771/
Khiefer771/
Kheafer771/
Kaiefer771/
Kefferd770/
Keupfer770/
Keiferz770/
Cheefer770/
Kiefier770/
Kepfert770/
Ceeffer770/
Keffeer770/
Keipfer770/
Keufier770/
Käfer734,805/
Kafer733,116/
Kifer732,619/
Köfer73515/
Kofer73255/
Cefer7391/
Kéfer7380/
Kyfer7341/
Kefir7318/
Kefyr736/
Kiefr731/
Kífer731/
Keferová718/
Keferova713/
Kieffier711/
Kheifeur711/
Cheeffer711/
Keihofer711/
Kaueffer711/
Kiefffer711/
Kefferth710/
Kapfer674,348/
Kipfer673,073/
Kiffer672,916/
Kaufer671,902/
Kaffer671,737/
Köpfer67798/
Kopfer67555/
Chefer67404/
Koffer67369/
Kaifer67345/
Kepher67255/
Kafier67119/
Kifert6786/
Köffer6774/
Käfert6774/
Kojfer6758/
Käffer6736/
Caefer6732/
Kypfer6730/
Coefer6726/
Koufer6717/
Kefgir6714/
Ceffer6713/
Cuefer6713/
Kayfer6710/
Khifer679/
Khafer679/
Kiefir679/
Khefir677/
Khofer676/
Kuifer675/
Kafeer675/
Kahfer675/
Kifier673/
Kefferová672/
Kavfer672/
Kitfer672/
Kovfer672/
Kofier671/
Kyfert671/
Ceafer671/
Ceifer671/
Keffir671/
Quefer671/
Kifeer671/
Kiferd671/
Khöfer671/
Käpfer671/
Kaferr671/
Keiffr670/
Keifir670/
Kyfeir670/
Kefffr670/
Kyffer670/
Kawfer670/

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Keefer Reference & Research

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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 Keefer
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