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
Kiefer (Arabic: كيفر, Russian: Киефер) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiefer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,024th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 143,059 people. The 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. Kiefer is also the 333,332nd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 625 people.
Kiefer is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 28,808 people, or 1 in 2,795. In Germany Kiefer is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent are found, Saarland, where 17 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 70 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Kiefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kiefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kiefer last name increased 784 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 973 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kiefer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kiefer last name are 19.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66% registered with the 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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