Kuffer Surname

259,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kuffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8591:93,72011,726
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Switzerland1181:69,6018,338
Luxembourg891:6,523977
France881:754,80492,996
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Australia351:771,30649,759
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Küffer (951) & Kűffer (1) are calculated separately.

Kuffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuffer occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Küffer or Kűffer. For other possible spellings of Kuffer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuffer? popularity and diffusion

Kuffer is the 259,764th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,816,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kuffer are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kuffer is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 859 people, or 1 in 93,720. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 97 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Switzerland, where 8 percent are found.

Kuffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kuffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuffer last name expanded 313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kuffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kuffer surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kuffer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.23% more than the national average, earning $45,838 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küffer94951/
Kűffer941/
Kauffer92524/
Kueffer92333/
Keuffer92179/
Kupffer9243/
Kuiffer921/
Kufer91593/
Kauffert869/
Kupfer8310,319/
Kiffer832,916/
Kaufer831,902/
Kufert8368/
Keufer8348/
Kufere8331/
Kuefer8322/
Cuffer8318/
Koufer8317/
Kuifer835/
Kuffre831/
Kufferová802/
Kieffer7724,019/
Kuepfer77984/
Kaufert77195/
Couffer77134/
Koeffer7756/
Kupfert7744/
Kaufher7715/
Kupfere776/
Koupfer773/
Khufere772/
Keufert772/
Kiffeur772/
Kupfeir772/
Cauffer771/
Quiffer771/
Kipffer771/
Kuipfer771/
Kaufier770/
Kuhfehr770/
Kiffier770/
Keupfer770/
Kaupfer770/
Kussfer770/
Keufier770/
Kifer732,619/
Kufre731,522/
Küfer73170/
Cufer7363/
Kufir731/
Kaufherr7134/
Kuferova712/
Kiefffer711/
Quiffier711/
Kuchfert710/
Kiefer6750,941/
Kipfer673,073/
Küpfer671,237/
Koefer6761/
Cuffre6729/
Küfferová6717/
Quifer6716/
Cuefer6713/
Koofer6713/
Khifer679/
Kupher674/
Kufair674/
Cupfer673/
Cufeur673/
Kupferová673/
Coufer673/
Kifier673/
Caufer672/
Cutfer672/
Kaufre671/
Kauferová671/
Kifeer671/
Kűpfer671/

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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 Kuffer
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