Kiffer Surname

151,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kiffer 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.

Kiffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2861:51,6516,781
Iran5671:135,41912,256
Brazil4361:490,99618,542
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
Hungary431:228,28618,658
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Guam81:20,0153,029
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England21:27,859,030389,889
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Kiffer (83) may also be a first name.

Kiffer 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

Kiffer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiffer (Russian: Киффер) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiffer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 151,087th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,499,158 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Kiffer reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Kiffer is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 83 people.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 1,286 people, or 1 in 51,651. In France it is most common in: Grand Est, where 64 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found and Occitanie, where 5 percent are found. Barring France this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 19 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.

Kiffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kiffer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kiffer surname are 7.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.97% registered to vote for the party.

Kiffer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $41,189 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieffer9224,019/
Keiffer921,820/
Kaiffer9235/
Kiffert9222/
Kiffeur922/
Kipffer921/
Kuiffer921/
Kiffier920/
Kifer912,619/
Kieffier861/
Kiefffer861/
Kiefer8350,941/
Keffer834,808/
Keifer833,277/
Kipfer833,073/
Kuffer831,513/
Küffer83951/
Kaifer83345/
Kifert8386/
Käffer8336/
Ciffer8319/
Khifer839/
Kuifer835/
Kifier833/
Kitfer832/
Kifeer831/
Kiferd831/
Kűffer831/
Kyffer830/
Kifferová8051/
Kueffer77333/
Keuffer77179/
Chiffer7797/
Kiepfer7778/
Kupffer7743/
Keeffer7736/
Keaffer7710/
Keffert777/
Coiffer773/
Khaifer773/
Kipfeer772/
Kuipfer771/
Keifeer771/
Keisfer771/
Kefferr771/
Keffier771/
Kieferr771/
Kiopfer771/
Quiffer771/
Khiefer771/
Koyffer771/
Kaifere771/
Kefferd770/
Kisfert770/
Keiferz770/
Kiefier770/
Keffeer770/
Kipfert770/
Keipfer770/
Käfer734,805/
Kefer731,485/
Kufer73593/
Cifer73340/
Küfer73170/
Kéfer7380/
Kyfer7341/
Kifre731/
Kífer731/
Kifir730/
Coiffier711,212/
Coiffeur7180/
Kiferova7118/
Cheiffer7117/
Kiferová7114/
Queiffer7113/
Quieffer711/
Kheifeur711/
Quiffier711/
Kefferth710/
Keefer6714,036/
Kupfer6710,319/
Küpfer671,237/
Kepfer67273/
Keafer67171/
Käfert6774/
Kojfer6758/
Keufer6748/
Kaiferová6736/
Kypfer6730/
Keyfer6730/
Chifer6730/
Kuefer6722/
Küfferová6717/
Cijfer6716/
Quifer6716/
Kefere6714/
Ceffer6713/
Kayfer6710/
Kiefir679/
Kefert676/
Kidfir675/
Kipher673/
Kefferová672/
Keffre672/
Coifer671/
Kefeer671/
Kefier671/
Khefer671/
Kipferová671/
Kyfert671/
Ceifer671/
Keffir671/
Kefeir671/
Kifire671/
Kaiferova671/
Käpfer671/
Kűpfer671/
Coifffier671/
Keifre671/
Keifir670/
Kyfeir670/

Kiffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiffer in the Russian language
Кифферkiffer-

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