Keifer Surname

136,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,277 people bear this surname

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

Keifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0681:118,14212,702
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
England351:1,591,94567,242
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2681:39,6054,671

Keifer (439) may also be a first name.

Keifer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keifer is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keifer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 136,879th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,223,847 people. Keifer is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Keifer live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Keifer is also the 409,203rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 439 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,068 people, or 1 in 118,142. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Keifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keifer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 242 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keifer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keifer surname are 21.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.05% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Keifer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.99% less than the national average, earning $43,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keiffer921,820/
Keiefer921/
Keifeer921/
Keisfer921/
Keiferz920/
Keipfer920/
Kifer912,619/
Kefer911,485/
Kheifeur861/
Keihofer861/
Keieffer860/
Kiefer8350,941/
Keefer8314,036/
Keffer834,808/
Kipfer833,073/
Kiffer832,916/
Kaefer832,559/
Kaifer83345/
Kepfer83273/
Keafer83171/
Kifert8386/
Koefer8361/
Keufer8348/
Keyfer8330/
Kuefer8322/
Kefere8314/
Khifer839/
Kefert836/
Kuifer835/
Kifier833/
Kitfer832/
Kefeer831/
Kefier831/
Khefer831/
Ceifer831/
Kefeir831/
Kifeer831/
Kiferd831/
Keifre831/
Keiffr830/
Keifir830/
Kefr801/
Kieffer7724,019/
Kuepfer77984/
Koepfer77354/
Kueffer77333/
Keuffer77179/
Kaeffer77109/
Kiepfer7778/
Keepfer7774/
Cheifer7757/
Koeffer7756/
Keeffer7736/
Kaiffer7735/
Kiffert7722/
Keaffer7710/
Keffert777/
Keefeer773/
Khaifer773/
Kipfeer772/
Kiffeur772/
Keufert772/
Kuipfer771/
Keffaer771/
Kefferr771/
Keffier771/
Kheyfer771/
Kieferr771/
Kiopfer771/
Kipffer771/
Khaefer771/
Khiefer771/
Kheafer771/
Kaifere771/
Queifer771/
Kaiefer771/
Kuiffer771/
Kefferd770/
Keupfer770/
Kisfert770/
Keipher770/
Kiffier770/
Kiefier770/
Kepfert770/
Keffeer770/
Kipfert770/
Keefert770/
Keefier770/
Keufier770/
Käfer734,805/
Kafer733,116/
Cifer73340/
Cefer7391/
Kéfer7380/
Kyfer7341/
Kefre7334/
Kefir7318/
Kefyr736/
Kiefr731/
Kifre731/
Kífer731/
Kifir730/
Kiferova7118/
Cheiffer7117/
Kiferová7114/
Queiffer7113/
Keferová718/
Keferova713/
Queisfer711/
Kieffier711/
Kaueffer711/
Kiefffer711/
Kefferth710/
Kapfer674,348/
Kaufer671,902/
Kaffer671,737/
Kafere671,629/
Chefer67404/
Kepher67255/
Kafier67119/
Käfert6774/
Kojfer6758/
Kifferová6751/
Kaiferová6736/
Käffer6736/
Kafert6733/
Caefer6732/
Kypfer6730/
Chifer6730/
Coefer6726/
Ciffer6719/
Koufer6717/
Cijfer6716/
Quifer6716/
Kefire6714/
Kefgir6714/
Ceffer6713/
Cuefer6713/
Kayfer6710/
Khafer679/
Kiefir679/
Khefir677/
Kidfir675/
Kafeer675/
Kahfer675/
Kipher673/
Kafger672/
Kefferová672/
Kavfer672/
Keffre672/
Coifer671/
Katfer671/
Kipferová671/
Kyfert671/
Ceafer671/
Keffir671/
Quefer671/
Kifire671/
Kaiferova671/
Käpfer671/
Kaferr671/
Keefir670/
Kyfeir670/
Keeffr670/
Kefffr670/
Kyffer670/
Kaihoffer670/
Kawfer670/

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Keifer 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
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  • 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 Keifer
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