Kelfer Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

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

Kelfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kelfer (26) may also be a first name.

Kelfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kelfer has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelfer? popularity and diffusion

Kelfer is the 1,465,390th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kelfer reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kelfer is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 26 people.

The last name Kelfer is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 2,766,862. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 26 percent are found, California, where 24 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Kelfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelfer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,310 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kelfer last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kelfer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $47,173 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelffer922/
Kuelfer921/
Kelpfer921/
Kelfher921/
Keelfer920/
Klfer912/
Koelpfer861/
Kellhfer861/
Klefer8314/
Kllfer831/
Kilfer830/
Klepfer77786/
Kleffer77130/
Kilffer770/
Kleffert7115/
Quelfier7110/
Kilfre670/
Cleferd622/
Klepher622/
Klfjrhs621/
Cleffer621/
Kilpher621/
Clefert620/
Clepfer620/
Clefferd570/

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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 Kelfer
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