Keffer Surname

98,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,808 people bear this surname

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

Keffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2321:85,6479,688
Canada2561:143,92814,778
Brazil1751:1,223,28242,166
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Austria231:370,23639,193
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
France21:33,211,361423,184
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7791:64,4667,026

Keffer (79) may also be a first name.

Keffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keffer (Russian: Кеффер) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 98,592nd most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,515,713 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Keffer are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 79 people.

The last name Keffer is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,232 people, or 1 in 85,647. In The United States Keffer is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, Virginia, where 10 percent are found and West Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Keffer exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Keffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keffer surname grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Keffer are 14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.77% being registered with the political party.

The amount Keffer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 26.82% less than the national average, earning $16,612,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.24% more than the national average, earning $60,731 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieffer9224,019/
Keiffer921,820/
Keuffer92179/
Kaeffer92109/
Koeffer9256/
Keeffer9236/
Keaffer9210/
Keffert927/
Kefferr921/
Keffier921/
Kefferd920/
Keffeer920/
Kefer911,485/
Kieffier861/
Kiefffer861/
Kefferth860/
Kiefer8350,941/
Keefer8314,036/
Keifer833,277/
Kiffer832,916/
Kaefer832,559/
Kaffer831,737/
Koffer83369/
Kepfer83273/
Keafer83171/
Köffer8374/
Koefer8361/
Keufer8348/
Käffer8336/
Keyfer8330/
Kefere8314/
Ceffer8313/
Kefert836/
Keffre832/
Kefeer831/
Kefier831/
Khefer831/
Keffir831/
Kefeir831/
Kyffer830/
Kefferová802/
Cheffer77767/
Koepfer77354/
Kiepfer7778/
Keepfer7774/
Kaiffer7735/
Kapffer7728/
Kiffert7722/
Kaffier7711/
Kaffehr776/
Khoffer774/
Keefeer773/
Kiffeur772/
Koffier772/
Keifeer771/
Keisfer771/
Kheyfer771/
Kieferr771/
Coeffer771/
Kipffer771/
Khaefer771/
Khiefer771/
Kaffeer771/
Koyffer771/
Kheafer771/
Kuiffer771/
Khaffer771/
Keupfer770/
Keiferz770/
Kiffier770/
Kiefier770/
Kepfert770/
Ceeffer770/
Caeffer770/
Keefert770/
Keipfer770/
Keefier770/
Keufier770/
Käfer734,805/
Kafer733,116/
Kifer732,619/
Köfer73515/
Kofer73255/
Cefer7391/
Kéfer7380/
Kyfer7341/
Kefre7334/
Kefir7318/
Kefyr736/
Kífer731/
Coeffier71633/
Coeffeur7120/
Cheiffer7117/
Queiffer7113/
Queyffer7113/
Keferová718/
Queffert714/
Cheffher713/
Keferova713/
Quieffer711/
Kheifeur711/
Cheeffer711/
Kapfer674,348/
Kipfer673,073/
Coffer672,224/
Köpfer67798/
Kopfer67555/
Chefer67404/
Caffer67381/
Kaifer67345/
Kepher67255/
Kafier67119/
Kifert6786/
Käfert6774/
Kojfer6758/
Kifferová6751/
Kaffir6733/
Caefer6732/
Kypfer6730/
Coefer6726/
Ciffer6719/
Kefire6714/
Kefgir6714/
Kayfer6710/
Khifer679/
Khafer679/
Kiefir679/
Khefir677/
Khofer676/
Kuifer675/
Kafeer675/
Kahfer675/
Kifier673/
Kavfer672/
Kitfer672/
Koffir672/
Kovfer672/
Kofier671/
Kyfert671/
Ceafer671/
Ceifer671/
Quefer671/
Kifeer671/
Kiferd671/
Khöfer671/
Käpfer671/
Keifre671/
Kaferr671/
Keefir670/
Keifir670/
Kyfeir670/
Kawfer670/

Keffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keffer in the Russian language
Кефферkeffer-

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Keffer Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Keffer
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