Nufer Surname

224,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Nufer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nufer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6271:13,0992,167
United States5151:703,80455,627
Germany4891:164,63319,487
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Austria131:655,03358,041
England121:4,643,172139,951
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
France21:33,211,361423,184
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

The alternate forms: Nüfer (112) are calculated separately.

Nufer (38) may also be a first name.

Nufer Last Name Facts

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

Nufer (Russian: Нуфер) is most common in Switzerland. It can occur in the variant forms: Nüfer. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nufer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 224,999th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,032,953 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Nufer live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Nufer is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 38 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 13,099. In Switzerland Nufer is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 24 percent live, Canton of Thurgau, where 20 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 18 percent live. Excluding Switzerland this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 27 percent live.

Nufer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nufer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nufer last name rose 805 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nufer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nufer surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Nufer surname are 21.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nufer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning $51,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.41% more than the national average, earning $61,315 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nüfer93112/
Naufer911,573/
Nuffer911,127/
Nuhfer91607/
Noufer91401/
Neufer91401/
Ngufer9122/
Nufert918/
Nufher912/
Nuefer912/
Nupfer911/
Nuifer911/
Nuzfer910/
Nufe8949/
Neuffer831,555/
Neufert83457/
Nuffert8319/
Nueffer839/
Noufeer835/
Nouffer834/
Neufeur833/
Naufeer832/
Neufher831/
Nuffier831/
Naufert831/
Noufe8031,144/
Nifer80173/
Naufe8029/
Nufea8026/
Nuhfe8011/
Nufeu803/
Ngufe802/
Nufie801/
Nufez801/
Nufes801/
Nufeh801/
Nufej801/
Nouffert7742/
Nuferova775/
Neuhőfer774/
Neuffert770/
Nowfer73697/
Niefer73320/
Ngaufe73274/
Nouffe73159/
Noufir73137/
Ngoufe7330/
Niffer7317/
Noefer7311/
Nufire736/
Ngufeh732/
Nauffe731/
Naufir731/
Nuhfes731/
Naufre731/
Noufee731/
Noufeh731/
Noufei731/
Noufeu731/
Noufie731/
Nufeis731/
Nuffez731/
Neufie730/
Nupher730/
Nuhfir730/
Nufa67636/
Nufi67246/
Nouffet6752/
Nieffer6742/
Ngouffe6716/
Ngaupfe676/
Naufeed673/
Nufj672/
Naufeez672/
Neufeid671/
Nouffee671/
Noufair671/
Nowfeer671/
Nuphetr671/
Neuffir670/
Neupher670/
Neufest670/

Nufer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nufer in the Russian language
Нуферnufer-

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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 Nufer
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