Käfer Surname
Approximately 4,805 people bear this surname
Käfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,157 | 1:25,501 | 3,378 |
| Austria | 1,549 | 1:5,497 | 636 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
The alternate forms: Kafer (3,116) are calculated separately.
Käfer (14) may also be a first name.
Käfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Käfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Käfer is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Kafer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Käfer? popularity and diffusion
The last name Käfer is the 98,661st most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,516,659 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Käfer live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name Käfer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,157 people, or 1 in 25,501. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 32 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.
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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
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