Keffers Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

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

Keffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3631:149,25016,956
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Keffers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keffers is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keffers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 775,315th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,911,328 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Keffers are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 149,250. In South Africa Keffers is most common in: Western Cape, where 94 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 4 percent reside and Free State, where 1 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Keffers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keffers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keffers Last Name Statistics demography

Keffers earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.33% less than the national average, earning R 127,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieffers931/
Keiffers930/
Kefers923/
Köffers8653/
Kiffers8632/
Kaffers8621/
Keffirs8617/
Keifers864/
Koffers863/
Kiefers862/
Koefers860/
Cheffers80221/
Keffir's801/
Kaffiers801/
Kafers772/
Kofers771/
Kefars771/
Coffers7185/
Kephers7119/
Åkefors716/
Ciffers712/
Kaffirs711/
Kuifers710/
Chiffers6797/
Caffiers6757/
Cheffirs6739/
Cijffers6736/
Caiffers670/
Cifers62213/
Cofers621/
Kafars621/
Cephers5720/
Kaphers5716/
Ciffirs575/
Caifers571/
Cijfers571/

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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 Keffers
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