Kiefer Surname
Approximately 50,941 people bear this surname
Kiefer Surname Definition:
(German) One who made and sold casks, a cooper; one who had charge of the wine cellar.
Read More About This SurnameKiefer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 28,808 | 1:2,795 | 283 |
| United States | 14,878 | 1:24,362 | 3,078 |
| France | 1,762 | 1:37,697 | 4,659 |
| Brazil | 1,431 | 1:149,598 | 5,719 |
| Switzerland | 988 | 1:8,313 | 1,365 |
| Austria | 653 | 1:13,040 | 1,874 |
| Canada | 470 | 1:78,395 | 8,792 |
| Australia | 295 | 1:91,511 | 10,486 |
| Israel | 260 | 1:32,914 | 4,636 |
| Hungary | 224 | 1:43,823 | 4,672 |
| Luxembourg | 129 | 1:4,500 | 620 |
| England | 107 | 1:520,730 | 32,731 |
| Thailand | 98 | 1:720,799 | 118,830 |
| Chile | 90 | 1:195,739 | 6,255 |
| Netherlands | 79 | 1:213,762 | 28,937 |
| Argentina | 71 | 1:602,020 | 42,723 |
| Denmark | 64 | 1:88,199 | 8,478 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Slovakia | 37 | 1:144,228 | 26,002 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,898 | 1:26,459 | 3,257 |
Kiefer (625) may also be a first name.
Kiefer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who made and sold casks, a cooper; one who had charge of the wine cellar.
User-submitted Reference
German Kiefer, which can mean either as pine jaw, depending on the article of the genre that came with the German word: die (defined masculine article) kiefer = jaw; der (feminine definite article) kiefer = pine.
- Joao Henriques Kieffer e Silva"Kiefer" actually stems from "Küfer". And "Küfer" is or was a profession: those who make "Kufen" (wooden vessels). The English equivalent would be "Cooper" = barrel maker.
- Peter KieferKiefer Demographics
Average Kiefer Salary in
United States
$46,327 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kiefer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiefer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kiefer (Arabic: كيفر, Russian: Киефер) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiefer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,024th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 143,059 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Kiefer reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 333,332nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 625 people.
The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 28,808 people, or 1 in 2,795. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent live, Saarland, where 17 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 70 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.
Kiefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kiefer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 784 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 973 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kiefer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kiefer are 19.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kiefer earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.4% more than the national average, earning R 326,520 per year; in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $50,142 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kiefer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kiefer in the Russian language | ||
| Киефер | kiefer | - |
| Kiefer in the Arabic language | ||
| كيفر | kyfr | - |
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Kiefer Reference & Research
Meaning of the name Kiefer - Gives the standard meanings of the German word Kiefer.
Keefer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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