Kefner Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kefner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kefner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kefner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kefner (Russian: Кефнер) is most common in Russia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kefner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kefner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Kefner are found; 39 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 39 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia it is mostly found in: Murmansk Oblast, where 40 percent live, Moscow, where 20 percent live and Kemerovo Oblast, where 10 percent live. Other than Russia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 21 percent live.

Kefner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kefner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kefner last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kefner Last Name Statistics demography

Kefner earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning $32,771 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiefner921,022/
Keefner92416/
Keufner9297/
Keifner9244/
Keffner9225/
Khefner929/
Koefner925/
Keafner920/
Kieffner86225/
Keiffner8618/
Kheffner861/
Keepfner860/
Keeffner860/
Keuffner860/
Kifner83171/
Kofner8341/
Kafner8334/
Köfner8329/
Kiffner7760/
Koffner7723/
Köpfner7714/
Kaffner7711/
Chefner775/
Khofner772/
Khafner771/
Köffner771/
Kephner771/
Kofnier770/
Kisfner770/
Khaffner712/
Cheffner711/
Khoffner711/
Kaiffner711/
Cofner673/
Cafner672/
Coffner625/
Khafnir621/
Kaphner621/
Cephner620/
Chiffner571/

Kefner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kefner in the Russian language
Кефнерkefner-

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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 Kefner
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