Klöfer Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klöfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klöfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany861:936,11065,790
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Klofer (3) are calculated separately.

Klöfer Last Name Facts

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

Klöfer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Klofer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klöfer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,007,164th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Klöfer live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 936,110. In Germany Klöfer is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 43 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klofer943/
Klöpfer921,661/
Klöffer9215/
Klöpffer8621/
Klefer8314/
Klafer8311/
Klopfer773,693/
Klepfer77786/
Klapfer77224/
Klaffer77188/
Kleffer77130/
Kloffer776/
Kleufer774/
Kloefer774/
Klaefer771/
Kleefer770/
Klöpferová751/
Klofe733/
Klafe732/
Klefe732/
Kloepfer711,676/
Kleopfer71189/
Killefer7169/
Klopffer7126/
Killofer711/
Kloeffer711/
Kellefer710/
Kleupfer710/
Kellhofer67146/
Köllhofer6788/
Killeffer6764/
Kleffe6741/
Khlafe6710/
Killoffer679/
Kloepffer677/
Klafie672/
Klepfe671/
Killhefer671/
Killhafer670/

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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
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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 Klöfer
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