Kefer Surname

263,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4861:17,5212,665
Germany4151:193,98922,411
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Russia1401:1,029,45078,764
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Kazakhstan381:465,32934,912
Ukraine361:1,264,519108,003
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Serbia211:340,23616,447
Belgium181:638,70256,744
France141:4,744,480251,814
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
England41:13,929,515290,718
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

The alternate forms: Kéfer (80) are calculated separately.

Kefer (53) may also be a first name.

Kefer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kefer (Russian: Кефер) occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Kéfer. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 263,749th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,907,438 people. The surname Kefer is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kefer live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kefer is also the 1,366,219th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 53 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Austria, where it is borne by 486 people, or 1 in 17,521. In Austria it is most numerous in: Upper Austria, where 52 percent live, Lower Austria, where 22 percent live and Styria, where 12 percent live. Outside of Austria this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Kefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kefer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 166 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kefer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kefer last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kefer surname are 15.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kefer earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 21.32% less than the national average, earning $17,863,300 COP per year and in United States they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $47,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kéfer9380/
Kiefer9150,941/
Keefer9114,036/
Keffer914,808/
Keifer913,277/
Kaefer912,559/
Kepfer91273/
Keafer91171/
Koefer9161/
Keufer9148/
Keyfer9130/
Kefere9114/
Kefert916/
Kefeer911/
Kefier911/
Khefer911/
Kefeir911/
Kieffer8324,019/
Keiffer831,820/
Koepfer83354/
Keuffer83179/
Kaeffer83109/
Kiepfer8378/
Keepfer8374/
Koeffer8356/
Keeffer8336/
Keaffer8310/
Keffert837/
Keefeer833/
Keifeer831/
Keisfer831/
Kefferr831/
Keffier831/
Kheyfer831/
Kieferr831/
Khaefer831/
Khiefer831/
Kheafer831/
Kefferd830/
Keupfer830/
Keiferz830/
Kiefier830/
Kepfert830/
Keffeer830/
Keefert830/
Keipfer830/
Keefier830/
Keufier830/
Käfer804,805/
Kafer803,116/
Kifer802,619/
Köfer80515/
Kofer80255/
Cefer8091/
Kyfer8041/
Kefre8034/
Kefir8018/
Kefyr806/
Kífer801/
Keferová778/
Keferova773/
Kieffier771/
Kheifeur771/
Kiefffer771/
Kefferth770/
Kapfer734,348/
Kipfer733,073/
Kiffer732,916/
Kaffer731,737/
Köpfer73798/
Kopfer73555/
Chefer73404/
Koffer73369/
Kaifer73345/
Kepher73255/
Kafier73119/
Kifert7386/
Köffer7374/
Käfert7374/
Kojfer7358/
Käffer7336/
Caefer7332/
Kypfer7330/
Coefer7326/
Kefire7314/
Kefgir7314/
Ceffer7313/
Kayfer7310/
Khifer739/
Khafer739/
Kiefir739/
Khefir737/
Khofer736/
Kuifer735/
Kafeer735/
Kahfer735/
Kifier733/
Kavfer732/
Keffre732/
Kitfer732/
Kovfer732/
Kofier731/
Kyfert731/
Ceafer731/
Ceifer731/
Keffir731/
Quefer731/
Kifeer731/
Kiferd731/
Khöfer731/
Käpfer731/
Keifre731/
Kaferr731/
Keefir730/
Keifir730/
Kyfeir730/
Kyffer730/
Kawfer730/
Kefferová712/
Cheffer67767/
Cheifer6757/
Kaiffer6735/
Kahafer6733/
Kapffer6728/
Chepfer6724/
Kiffert6722/
Kaffier6711/
Quepfer677/
Khafeer676/
Kaffehr676/
Khoffer674/
Kephert674/
Koepher674/
Keepher674/
Khaifer673/
Kipfeer672/
Kiffeur672/
Koffier672/
Kuipfer671/
Khyofer671/
Kiopfer671/
Caefear671/
Cheafer671/
Coeffer671/
Kipffer671/
Kaffeer671/
Käpfert671/
Koyffer671/
Quiefer671/
Kaifere671/
Queifer671/
Kuiffer671/
Khaffer671/
Kisfert670/
Cheefer670/
Keipher670/
Kiffier670/
Ceeffer670/
Caeffer670/
Kophfer670/
Kipfert670/

Kefer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kefer in the Russian language
Кеферkefer-

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