Kiefel Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kiefel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiefel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6341:126,98015,488
United States3131:1,158,01683,004
Australia751:359,94330,133
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
France91:7,380,302306,885
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kiefel Last Name Facts

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

Kiefel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiefel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 339,513th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,729,036 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Kiefel live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 634 people, or 1 in 126,980. In Germany Kiefel is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 29 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Barring Germany Kiefel exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Kiefel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kiefel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kiefel surname expanded 1,739 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiefel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kiefel last name are 2.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.77% registered to vote for the political party.

Kiefel earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieffel9260/
Kiefeld9210/
Khiefel921/
Kiepfel920/
Kiefl911,243/
Kifel91246/
Kefel91135/
Kiffel83359/
Kaifel83136/
Keffel8397/
Keifel8339/
Kipfel8317/
Kaefel8311/
Keufel8310/
Keyfel8310/
Keefel836/
Kuefel834/
Kisfel831/
Khefel831/
Kidfel831/
Kifeel831/
Kifelt831/
Koefel830/
Kifl80430/
Kefl805/
Keuffel7762/
Kisfeld7725/
Kueffel7715/
Kidfelt779/
Keshfel777/
Kiffell773/
Kihfeld771/
Koepfel771/
Kissfel771/
Kevfeld771/
Keiffel771/
Keipfel770/
Keeffel770/
Kuepfel770/
Keefell770/
Kufel734,615/
Kefil73261/
Keifl7360/
Käfel7338/
Kifil7324/
Cifel737/
Kyfel736/
Cefel733/
Keffl732/
Keefl732/
Koefl731/
Kiffl731/
Åkefeldt7110/
Kedfeldt712/
Kifelova711/
Keuffell711/
Keeffell710/
Keueffel710/
Kuffel672,568/
Kaufel6771/
Küffel6769/
Chifel6749/
Chefel6713/
Keifelová678/
Kiffelová676/
Cifell673/
Kaifil672/
Kufeel672/
Keufelová671/
Khaifl671/
Kayfel671/
Kefiol671/
Khepfl671/
Käffel671/
Ciffel671/
Kefiel671/
Kűffel671/
Koufel670/
Kufell670/
Kaueffeld670/
Cipfel670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiefel
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