Käfer Surname

98,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Käfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Käfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1571:25,5013,378
Austria1,5491:5,497636
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511

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 surname Käfer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kafer. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Käfer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 98,661st most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,516,659 people. The last name Käfer is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Käfer reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Käfer is also the 3,024,661st most frequent given name world-wide, held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,157 people, or 1 in 25,501. In Germany Käfer is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 38 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 32 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kafer933,116/
Käfert9174/
Käffer9136/
Käpfer911/
Käpfert831/
Kifer802,619/
Kefer801,485/
Köfer80515/
Kofer80255/
Kéfer8080/
Kyfer8041/
Kífer801/
Käferová774/
Kiefer7350,941/
Keefer7314,036/
Keffer734,808/
Kapfer734,348/
Keifer733,277/
Kipfer733,073/
Kiffer732,916/
Kaefer732,559/
Kaffer731,737/
Köpfer73798/
Kopfer73555/
Koffer73369/
Kaifer73345/
Kepfer73273/
Keafer73171/
Kafier73119/
Kifert7386/
Köffer7374/
Koefer7361/
Kojfer7358/
Keufer7348/
Kypfer7330/
Keyfer7330/
Kefere7314/
Kayfer7310/
Khifer739/
Khafer739/
Khofer736/
Kefert736/
Kuifer735/
Kafeer735/
Kahfer735/
Kifier733/
Kavfer732/
Kitfer732/
Kovfer732/
Kefeer731/
Kefier731/
Khefer731/
Kofier731/
Kyfert731/
Kefeir731/
Kifeer731/
Kiferd731/
Khöfer731/
Kaferr731/
Kyfeir730/
Kyffer730/
Kawfer730/
Kieffer6724,019/
Keiffer671,820/
Koepfer67354/
Keuffer67179/
Kaeffer67109/
Kiepfer6778/
Keepfer6774/
Koeffer6756/
Keeffer6736/
Kaiffer6735/
Kahafer6733/
Kapffer6728/
Kiffert6722/
Kaffier6711/
Keaffer6710/
Keffert677/
Khafeer676/
Kaffehr676/
Khoffer674/
Keefeer673/
Khaifer673/
Kipfeer672/
Kiffeur672/
Koffier672/
Kuipfer671/
Keifeer671/
Keisfer671/
Kefferr671/
Keffier671/
Kheyfer671/
Khyofer671/
Kieferr671/
Kiopfer671/
Kipffer671/
Khaefer671/
Khiefer671/
Kaffeer671/
Koyffer671/
Kheafer671/
Kaifere671/
Kuiffer671/
Khaffer671/
Kefferd670/
Keupfer670/
Kisfert670/
Keiferz670/
Kiffier670/
Kiefier670/
Kepfert670/
Keffeer670/
Kophfer670/
Kipfert670/
Keefert670/
Keipfer670/
Keefier670/
Keufier670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Käfer
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