Kieffer Surname

22,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kieffer Surname Definition:

(German) One who made and sold casks, a cooper; one who had charge of the wine cellar.

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Kieffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France10,9451:6,069507
United States8,9151:40,6574,996
Luxembourg1,9481:29813
Germany3891:206,95523,572
Argentina3821:111,8949,452
Canada2731:134,96613,971
Brazil2551:839,50730,318
Switzerland1461:56,2537,172
Netherlands1291:130,90820,305
Denmark1241:45,5224,753
Belgium1141:100,84815,329
England731:763,26141,903
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Peru371:859,03017,841
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Austria181:473,08046,251
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Honduras131:678,1883,875
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Norway61:857,04855,549
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Laos41:1,647,081888
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8411:59,7136,599

Kieffer (207) may also be a first name.

Kieffer 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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A surname of German origin, probably a variant of Kiefer, which can mean either 'pine' or 'jaw', depending on the article of the genre that came with the word: die (defined masculine article) kiefer = 'jaw'; der (feminine definite article) kiefer = 'pine'.

- Joao Henriques Kieffer e Silva

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

Kieffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kieffer (Arabic: كيفير) is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kieffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,615th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,408 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Kieffer live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Kieffer is also the 629,010th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 207 people.

The surname Kieffer is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 10,945 people, or 1 in 6,069. In France Kieffer is most prevalent in: Grand Est, where 61 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent live. Other than France it is found in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Luxembourg, where 8 percent live.

Kieffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kieffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kieffer last name grew 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kieffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kieffer are 20.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kieffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 111.74% more than the national average, earning 732,805 kr per year; in Peru they earn 170.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 52,434 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.62% more than the national average, earning R 258,120 per year; in United States they earn 5.74% more than the national average, earning $45,627 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $53,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieffert93136/
Kieffier931/
Kieeffer931/
Kiefffer931/
Keieffer930/
Kiefer9250,941/
Keffer924,808/
Kiffer922,916/
Kieheffer880/
Keiffer861,820/
Kueffer86333/
Keuffer86179/
Kaeffer86109/
Kiepfer8678/
Koeffer8656/
Keeffer8636/
Kaiffer8635/
Kiffert8622/
Keaffer8610/
Keffert867/
Kiiffer864/
Kiffeur862/
Keiefer861/
Keffaer861/
Kefferr861/
Keffier861/
Kieferr861/
Kipffer861/
Kieefer861/
Khiefer861/
Kaiefer861/
Kuiffer861/
Kefferd860/
Kiffier860/
Kiefier860/
Keffeer860/
Kifer832,619/
Kefer831,485/
Kiefferová821/
Chieffer803/
Kiaiefer803/
Quieffer801/
Kaueffer801/
Kefferth800/
Kiefertt800/
Keefer7714,036/
Keifer773,277/
Kipfer773,073/
Kaefer772,559/
Kuffer771,513/
Küffer77951/
Kaifer77345/
Kepfer77273/
Keafer77171/
Kifert7786/
Koefer7761/
Keufer7748/
Käffer7736/
Keyfer7730/
Kuefer7722/
Ciffer7719/
Kefere7714/
Ceffer7713/
Kiifer7710/
Khifer779/
Kiefir779/
Kefert776/
Kuifer775/
Kifier773/
Keffre772/
Kitfer772/
Kefeer771/
Khefer771/
Keffir771/
Kefeir771/
Kifeer771/
Kiferd771/
Kiyfer771/
Kűffer771/
Kyffer770/
Kifferová7551/
Kieferová7525/
Kefferová752/
Kieferova752/
Kaihoffer750/
Kuepfer71984/
Cheffer71767/
Kauffer71524/
Koepfer71354/
Chiffer7197/
Keepfer7174/
Kupffer7143/
Coiffer713/
Keefeer713/
Khaifer713/
Kipfeer712/
Keufert712/
Kuipfer711/
Keifeer711/
Keisfer711/
Keeifer711/
Kheyfer711/
Kiopfer711/
Coeffer711/
Quiffer711/
Khaefer711/
Kaffeer711/
Koyffer711/
Quiefer711/
Kheafer711/
Kaifere711/
Keupfer710/
Kisfert710/
Keiferz710/
Kepfert710/
Ceeffer710/
Caeffer710/
Kipfert710/
Keefert710/
Keipfer710/
Käfer674,805/
Kufer67593/
Cifer67340/
Küfer67170/
Cefer6791/
Coiffeur6780/
Kéfer6780/
Kyfer6741/
Kefre6734/
Kiferova6718/
Kefir6718/
Cheiffer6717/
Kiferová6714/
Queiffer6713/
Queyffer6713/
Kauffert679/
Keferová678/
Kefyr676/
Queffert674/
Cheffher673/
Keferova673/
Kheifeur671/
Cheeffer671/
Keihofer671/
Kífer671/
Kifir670/

Kieffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kieffer in the Arabic language
كيفيرkyfyr-

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Kieffer Reference & Research

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