Kifer Surname

165,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9581:185,11718,453
Poland1931:196,93726,427
Brazil1461:1,466,26349,230
Russia1011:1,426,96199,135
Argentina701:610,62043,172
Croatia481:88,09614,714
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
England141:3,979,861125,553
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3491:143,89313,487

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 Silva

Kifer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kifer (Russian: Кифер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kífer. Click here for further possible spellings of Kifer.

How Common Is The Last Name Kifer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kifer is the 165,410th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,782,568 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 occurring given name worldwide It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,958 people, or 1 in 185,117. In The United States Kifer is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Kifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kifer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kifer surname grew 561 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kifer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kifer last name are 23.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.36% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kífer931/
Kiefer9150,941/
Keifer913,277/
Kipfer913,073/
Kiffer912,916/
Kaifer91345/
Kifert9186/
Khifer919/
Kuifer915/
Kifier913/
Kitfer912/
Kifeer911/
Kiferd911/
Kieffer8324,019/
Keiffer831,820/
Kiepfer8378/
Kaiffer8335/
Kiffert8322/
Khaifer833/
Kipfeer832/
Kiffeur832/
Kuipfer831/
Keifeer831/
Keisfer831/
Kieferr831/
Kiopfer831/
Kipffer831/
Khiefer831/
Kaifere831/
Kuiffer831/
Kisfert830/
Keiferz830/
Kiffier830/
Kiefier830/
Kipfert830/
Keipfer830/
Käfer804,805/
Kefer801,485/
Kufer80593/
Cifer80340/
Küfer80170/
Kéfer8080/
Kyfer8041/
Kifre801/
Kifir800/
Kiferova7718/
Kiferová7714/
Kieffier771/
Kheifeur771/
Kiefffer771/
Keefer7314,036/
Kupfer7310,319/
Keffer734,808/
Kuffer731,513/
Küpfer731,237/
Küffer73951/
Kepfer73273/
Keafer73171/
Käfert7374/
Kojfer7358/
Keufer7348/
Käffer7336/
Kypfer7330/
Keyfer7330/
Chifer7330/
Kuefer7322/
Ciffer7319/
Cijfer7316/
Quifer7316/
Kefere7314/
Kayfer7310/
Kiefir739/
Kefert736/
Kidfir735/
Kipher733/
Coifer731/
Kefeer731/
Kefier731/
Khefer731/
Kyfert731/
Ceifer731/
Kefeir731/
Kifire731/
Käpfer731/
Kűffer731/
Kűpfer731/
Keifre731/
Keifir730/
Kyfeir730/
Kyffer730/
Kifferová7151/
Kaiferová7136/
Kipferová711/
Kaiferova711/
Kuepfer67984/
Kueffer67333/
Keuffer67179/
Chiffer6797/
Keepfer6774/
Cheifer6757/
Kupffer6743/
Keeffer6736/
Keaffer6710/
Keffert677/
Küpfert677/
Coiffer673/
Keefeer673/
Kupfeir672/
Kefferr671/
Keffier671/
Kheyfer671/
Khyofer671/
Quiffer671/
Käpfert671/
Koyffer671/
Quiefer671/
Khaifir671/
Kheafer671/
Queifer671/
Kefferd670/
Keupfer670/
Keipher670/
Kuhfehr670/
Kepfert670/
Keffeer670/
Keefert670/
Keefier670/
Keufier670/

Kifer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kifer in the Russian language
Киферkifer-

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Kifer Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kifer
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