Kefir Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Georgia

Kefir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kefir (69) may also be a first name.

Kefir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kefir (Russian: Кефир) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Kefir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Kefir reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,171,416th most widespread given name in the world, held by 69 people.

The last name Kefir is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,398,544. In Iran Kefir is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 50 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 42 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 8 percent live. Outside of Iran this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent live and Algeria, where 6 percent live.

Kefir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kefir last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kefgir9114/
Kefire9114/
Kiefir919/
Khefir917/
Kefeir911/
Keffir911/
Kefier911/
Keifir910/
Keefir910/
Keffier831/
Keufier830/
Keefier830/
Kiefier830/
Kefer801,485/
Kafir8095/
Kefre8034/
Kofir8031/
Kefyr806/
Kifir800/
Kefirova7749/
Kieffier771/
Kiefer7350,941/
Keefer7314,036/
Keffer734,808/
Keifer733,277/
Kaefer732,559/
Kepfer73273/
Keafer73171/
Kafier73119/
Koefer7361/
Keufer7348/
Khafir7347/
Khofir7345/
Kaffir7333/
Keyfer7330/
Kefere7314/
Kahfir7312/
Kefert736/
Kidfir735/
Kofair734/
Kifier733/
Kafair733/
Kopfir732/
Koffir732/
Keffre732/
Kefeer731/
Kifire731/
Chefir731/
Kofier731/
Khefer731/
Keifre731/
Kyfeir730/
Kieffer6724,019/
Keiffer671,820/
Koepfer67354/
Keuffer67179/
Kaeffer67109/
Kiepfer6778/
Keepfer6774/
Koeffer6756/
Keeffer6736/
Kaffier6711/
Keaffer6710/
Keffert677/
Keefeer673/
Koffier672/
Kheafer671/
Khaifir671/
Khiefer671/
Khaefer671/
Keifeer671/
Keisfer671/
Kefferr671/
Kheyfer671/
Kieferr671/
Keupfer670/
Keipfer670/
Keiferz670/
Keipher670/
Keefert670/
Keffeer670/
Kepfert670/
Kefferd670/
Kiffier670/

Kefir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kefir in the Russian language
Кефирkefir-

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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
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  • 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 Kefir
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