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

The last name Keiffer is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keiffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keiffer is the 223,714th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,004,146 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Keiffer are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 690,096th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 175 people.

The last name Keiffer is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,571 people, or 1 in 230,719. In The United States Keiffer is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, West Virginia, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent live and Luxembourg, where 4 percent live.

Keiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keiffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keiffer surname grew 251 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keiffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Keiffer last name are 21.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.28% being registered with the political 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
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