Kolfer Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kolfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Kolfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolfer (Russian: Колфер) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kolfer.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolfer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Kolfer occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kolfer live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 6,005,127. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 42 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent reside and Altai Krai, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Russia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolfere921/
Koelpfer861/
Colfer832,040/
Kalfer832/
Kolfir831/
Kalfier7747/
Colffer7733/
Kalferd773/
Colfeer772/
Collfer772/
Coulfer771/
Kaulfer771/
Colfert770/
Colferh770/
Colferd770/
Kulfierz712/
Calfer678/
Culfer673/
Colfir671/
Kulfir671/
Kalfeřt6241/
Culfear6211/
Kalfirt622/
Colfire621/
Còlffer621/
Caulfer620/
Culfier620/
Cullfer620/
Colpherp571/
Kulfíř504/

Kolfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolfer in the Russian language
Колферkolfer-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kolfer
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