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

The surname Kiefel is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiefel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 339,513th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,729,036 people. Kiefel occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Kiefel reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 634 people, or 1 in 126,980. In Germany Kiefel is most common in: Bavaria, where 29 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs 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 last name increased 1,739 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiefel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kiefel surname are 2.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.77% being registered with 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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