Keiffer Surname

223,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,820 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Keiffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keiffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5711:230,71922,219
France1401:474,44867,240
Luxembourg651:8,9311,424
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6251:80,3508,461

Keiffer (175) may also be a first name.

Keiffer Last Name Facts

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

Keiffer has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keiffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keiffer is the 223,714th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,004,146 people. Keiffer is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Keiffer live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 690,096th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 175 people.

The last name Keiffer is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,571 people, or 1 in 230,719. In The United States Keiffer is primarily found in: Ohio, where 15 percent are found, West Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in France, where 8 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 4 percent are found.

Keiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Keiffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Keiffer surname increased 251 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keiffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Keiffer are 21.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.28% registered with the party.

Keiffer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $42,227 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keieffer930/
Keffer924,808/
Keifer923,277/
Kiffer922,916/
Keiffr920/
Kieffer8624,019/
Kueffer86333/
Keuffer86179/
Kaeffer86109/
Koeffer8656/
Keeffer8636/
Kaiffer8635/
Kiffert8622/
Keaffer8610/
Keffert867/
Kiffeur862/
Keiefer861/
Keifeer861/
Keisfer861/
Keffaer861/
Kefferr861/
Keffier861/
Kipffer861/
Kuiffer861/
Kefferd860/
Keiferz860/
Kiffier860/
Keffeer860/
Keipfer860/
Kifer832,619/
Kefer831,485/
Cheiffer8017/
Queiffer8013/
Kieffier801/
Kheifeur801/
Keihofer801/
Kaueffer801/
Kiefffer801/
Kefferth800/
Kiefer7750,941/
Keefer7714,036/
Kipfer773,073/
Kaefer772,559/
Kaffer771,737/
Kaifer77345/
Kepfer77273/
Keafer77171/
Kifert7786/
Koefer7761/
Keufer7748/
Käffer7736/
Keyfer7730/
Kuefer7722/
Ciffer7719/
Kefere7714/
Ceffer7713/
Khifer779/
Kefert776/
Kuifer775/
Kifier773/
Keffre772/
Kitfer772/
Kefeer771/
Kefier771/
Khefer771/
Ceifer771/
Keffir771/
Kefeir771/
Kifeer771/
Kiferd771/
Keifre771/
Keifir770/
Keeffr770/
Kefffr770/
Kyffer770/
Kifferová7551/
Kefferová752/
Kaihoffer750/
Kefr731/
Kuepfer71984/
Cheffer71767/
Kauffer71524/
Koepfer71354/
Chiffer7197/
Kiepfer7178/
Keepfer7174/
Cheifer7157/
Kapffer7128/
Kaffier7111/
Kaffehr716/
Coiffer713/
Keefeer713/
Khaifer713/
Kipfeer712/
Keufert712/
Kuipfer711/
Kheyfer711/
Kieferr711/
Kiopfer711/
Coeffer711/
Quiffer711/
Khaefer711/
Khiefer711/
Kaffeer711/
Koyffer711/
Kheafer711/
Kaifere711/
Queifer711/
Kaiefer711/
Khaffer711/
Keupfer710/
Kisfert710/
Keipher710/
Kiefier710/
Kepfert710/
Ceeffer710/
Caeffer710/
Kipfert710/
Keefert710/
Keefier710/
Keufier710/
Käfer674,805/
Kafer673,116/
Coiffier671,212/
Cifer67340/
Cefer6791/
Coiffeur6780/
Kéfer6780/
Kyfer6741/
Kefre6734/
Kiferova6718/
Kefir6718/
Kiferová6714/
Queyffer6713/
Kauffert679/
Keferová678/
Kefyr676/
Queffert674/
Cheffher673/
Keferova673/
Kiefr671/
Kifre671/
Queisfer671/
Quieffer671/
Cheeffer671/
Kífer671/
Quiffier671/
Kifir670/

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Keiffer 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
  • 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 Keiffer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis