Klefer Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Klefer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Klefer (10) may also be a first name.
Klefer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klefer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Klefer occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Klefer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Klefer live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany Klefer is most numerous in: Hesse, where 57 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Not including Germany Klefer exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.
Klefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Klefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Klefer last name expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klepfer | 92 | 786 | / |
| Kleffer | 92 | 130 | / |
| Kleufer | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kloefer | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kliefer | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kletfer | 92 | 3 | / |
| Kleyfer | 92 | 2 | / |
| Klaefer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kleefer | 92 | 0 | / |
| Klfer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Kloepfer | 86 | 1,676 | / |
| Kleopfer | 86 | 189 | / |
| Killefer | 86 | 69 | / |
| Kleffert | 86 | 15 | / |
| Kleifert | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kloeffer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kellefer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kleupfer | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kelfer | 83 | 145 | / |
| Klöfer | 83 | 87 | / |
| Klafer | 83 | 11 | / |
| Klofer | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kllfer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kilfer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Klyfer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Klifer | 83 | 0 | / |
| Killeffer | 80 | 64 | / |
| Kloepffer | 80 | 7 | / |
| Killhefer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klopfer | 77 | 3,693 | / |
| Klöpfer | 77 | 1,661 | / |
| Klapfer | 77 | 224 | / |
| Klaffer | 77 | 188 | / |
| Klipfer | 77 | 34 | / |
| Kliffer | 77 | 26 | / |
| Klöffer | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kloffer | 77 | 6 | / |
| Klepher | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cleferd | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kelffer | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khlifer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelfher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cleffer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cleifer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kuelfer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelpfer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Clefert | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kilffer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keelfer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Clepfer | 77 | 0 | / |
| Killheffer | 75 | 75 | / |
| Kellheffer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Klopffer | 71 | 26 | / |
| Killifer | 71 | 22 | / |
| Klöpffer | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kloepher | 71 | 3 | / |
| Killofer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kellhfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koelpfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clefferd | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cloepfer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Killheiffer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kellhofer | 67 | 146 | / |
| Köllhofer | 67 | 88 | / |
| Killoffer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Cleoifier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Killhafer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Clifer | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Klefer
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