Kieffer Surname
Approximately 24,019 people bear this surname
Kieffer Surname Definition:
(German) One who made and sold casks, a cooper; one who had charge of the wine cellar.
Read More About This SurnameKieffer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 10,945 | 1:6,069 | 507 |
| United States | 8,915 | 1:40,657 | 4,996 |
| Luxembourg | 1,948 | 1:298 | 13 |
| Germany | 389 | 1:206,955 | 23,572 |
| Argentina | 382 | 1:111,894 | 9,452 |
| Canada | 273 | 1:134,966 | 13,971 |
| Brazil | 255 | 1:839,507 | 30,318 |
| Switzerland | 146 | 1:56,253 | 7,172 |
| Netherlands | 129 | 1:130,908 | 20,305 |
| Denmark | 124 | 1:45,522 | 4,753 |
| Belgium | 114 | 1:100,848 | 15,329 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Peru | 37 | 1:859,030 | 17,841 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Honduras | 13 | 1:678,188 | 3,875 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 841 | 1:59,713 | 6,599 |
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.
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 SilvaGerman 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 SilvaKieffer Demographics
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Kieffer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kieffer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kieffer (Arabic: كيفير) is most common in France. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kieffer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,615th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,408 people. The surname Kieffer 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 commonly used first name worldwide, held by 207 people.
The surname is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 10,945 people, or 1 in 6,069. In France it is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 61 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent reside. Besides France Kieffer exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 8 percent reside.
Kieffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kieffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kieffer last name increased 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,217 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kieffer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kieffer surname are 20.23% more likely to be registered Republicans 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
Kieffer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kieffer in the Arabic language | ||
| كيفير | kyfyr | - |
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Kieffer Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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