Surname Kifer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kifer families are generally Croats (from Pozega area ), very rarely Czechs (from Daruvar area ), and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Pozega and Vukovar.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Kifer live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 80 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 40 percent.
They are located and threee other Croatian places, mostly in Rajsavac in Pozega area (15), Zagreb (<10), Osijek (<10), Jaksic in Pozega area (<5), and in Daruvar (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kifer (including: Kiefer , Kieffer , Kiffer , Cifer , Chiffer , Küffer , Ciffer , Kipher and Khifer ) is present in 87 countries worldwide. The family name "Kifer " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 300 in Germany , and some 200 people in Brazil. "Kipher " is used by few people in the United States. "Kiefer " is used by some 30000 people in Germany , about 20000 in the United States , and some 4000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Domagoj Kifer, Marija Kifer, Marta Kifer, Enisa Kifer, Silvija Kifer, Tomislav Kifer, Danijel Kifer, Maja Kifer, Rudolf Kifer, Monika Kifer, Vlasta Kifer, Petar Kifer, Nada Kifer, Vlado Kifer, Martina Kifer, Branka Kifer, Viktor Kifer, Drago Kifer, Željko Kifer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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