Kifer Surname
Approximately 2,619 people bear this surname
Kifer Surname User-submission:
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.
Kifer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,958 | 1:185,117 | 18,453 |
| Poland | 193 | 1:196,937 | 26,427 |
| Brazil | 146 | 1:1,466,263 | 49,230 |
| Russia | 101 | 1:1,426,961 | 99,135 |
| Argentina | 70 | 1:610,620 | 43,172 |
| Croatia | 48 | 1:88,096 | 14,714 |
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 349 | 1:143,893 | 13,487 |
The alternate forms: Kífer (1) are calculated separately.
Kifer (22) may also be a first name.
Kifer Surname Meaning
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 SilvaKifer Demographics
Average Kifer Salary in
United States
$41,247 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kifer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kifer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kifer (Russian: Кифер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Kífer. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kifer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 165,410th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,782,568 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Kifer live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kifer is also the 2,301,746th most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 22 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,958 people, or 1 in 185,117. In The United States Kifer is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
Kifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kifer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kifer surname increased 561 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kifer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kifer last name are 23.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.36% registered with the party.
Kifer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.41% less than the national average, earning $41,247 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kifer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kifer in the Russian language | ||
| Кифер | kifer | - |
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Kifer Reference & Research
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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kifer
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