Käufer Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Käufer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Käufer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9351:86,10210,880
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

The alternate forms: Kaufer (1,902) are calculated separately.

Käufer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Käufer is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kaufer. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Käufer? popularity and diffusion

Käufer is the 375,863rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 7,654,985 people. The last name Käufer occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Käufer are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 935 people, or 1 in 86,102. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found, Bavaria, where 13 percent are found and Saarland, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Käufer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Käufer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Käufer surname decreased 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaufer941,902/
Käuffer9239/
Käufert9214/
Käfer914,805/
Kufer91593/
Käuffert8619/
Kuffer831,513/
Kufera83304/
Keufer8348/
Käffer8336/
Kufere8331/
Kuefer8322/
Koufer8317/
Kuferi8316/
Kuifer835/
Kuafer831/
Kufr8035/
Kauffer77524/
Kueffer77333/
Keuffer77179/
Kaeufer7763/
Kaufher7715/
Kuofera7714/
Kouifer774/
Khufere772/
Kuferah771/
Koufera771/
Kufeari771/
Kuiffer771/
Kuhfehr770/
Kaufier770/
Keufier770/
Kuoefer770/
Kafer733,116/
Kifer732,619/
Kuver731,925/
Kufre731,522/
Kefer731,485/
Köfer73515/
Kufor73440/
Čufer73395/
Kofer73255/
Küfer73170/
Gufer7394/
Kéfer7380/
Cufer7363/
Kufro7361/
Kufri7345/
Kyfer7341/
Kufra7335/
Kufur7318/
Käver7318/
Kufar737/
Kufry737/
Kuffr733/
Kuafr733/
Køfer733/
Kufár732/
Kfuer731/
Kífer731/
Kufër731/
Kfeer731/
Kufir731/
Koufr731/
Kaeuffer71205/
Kaufherr7134/
Kuwofera718/
Koueifer714/
Kaueffer711/
Kouferou711/
Kiefer6750,941/
Keefer6714,036/
Keffer674,808/
Keifer673,277/
Kiffer672,916/
Kaefer672,559/
Kuevar672,507/
Kufuor672,364/
Kafero672,011/
Kafera671,742/
Kaffer671,737/
Kafere671,629/
Küffer67951/
Kuffor67769/
Kufour67595/
Koffer67369/
Kaifer67345/
Kuevor67290/
Kuwfar67249/
Kuvaer67209/
Keafer67171/
Kaferi67121/
Kafier67119/
Kifera67115/
Kuveri6798/
Köffer6774/
Kuever6761/
Koefer6761/
Kouver6752/
Gaufer6742/
Kufure6741/
Kuvera6737/
Keyfer6730/
Guifer6726/
Kufara6723/
Guffer6721/
Kuffar6719/
Cuffer6718/
Quifer6716/
Kufari6715/
Kefere6714/
Kwufor6714/
Koofer6713/
Cuefer6713/
Kuvear6712/
Kofera6712/
Kayfer6710/
Kiifer6710/
Khifer679/
Khafer679/
Kafery678/
Kufreh678/
Khufar678/
Gufero677/
Khofer676/
Kufuro675/
Kafeer675/
Kufira675/
Käverö675/
Kahfer675/
Kupher674/
Kufiro674/
Kufuru674/
Kifyer674/
Kufair674/
Kufrei674/
Keufor674/
Khuver673/
Coufer673/
Kauver673/
Kuaver673/
Koufar673/
Kufree673/
Kuforu673/
Cufeur673/
Kifier673/
Kuhver673/
Kfr673/
Kuveer672/
Kuvere672/
Keferi672/
Caufer672/
Kufore672/
Kuffur672/
Guefer672/
Kefero672/
Kufrih672/
Kaufar672/
Kuvier672/
Kefeer671/
Kefera671/
Kefier671/
Khefer671/
Kiafer671/
Khufra671/
Koferi671/
Kofier671/
Kuuver671/
Kufiri671/
Kufuar671/
Kufria671/
Kwufre671/
Kufrae671/
Kaufre671/
Kufura671/
Kuwver671/
Quefer671/
Kefeir671/
Kifeer671/
Khöfer671/
Kiuver671/
Kiyfer671/
Kwafer671/
Kuyfar671/
Kőffer671/
Kűffer671/
Koufri671/
Kuffru671/
Kuifor671/
Kuhfar671/
Qufear671/
Ghufer671/
Kuffre671/
Kufori671/
Guafer671/
Kaferr671/
Goufer670/
Keofer670/
Kufora670/
Kyfeir670/
Kuiver670/
Kyffer670/
Kawfer670/

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Footnotes

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