Kefferstein Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kefferstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kefferstein Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kefferstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kefferstein occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefferstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Kefferstein is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Kefferstein reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kefferstein is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 95 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keferstein9577/
Kaeferstein9119/
Kifferstein9113/
Kieferstein913/
Khieferstein870/
Käferstein86205/
Köferstein8637/
Kefferstan8621/
Kaferstein8619/
Kauferstein8267/
Kiefer-Steen785/
Kiverstein7612/
Kupherstein732/
Kaver-Stein731/
Kvarstein7072/
Gofrstein701/
Koversteen670/
Coverstein670/
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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 Kefferstein
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