Carpentier Surname

11,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Carpentier Surname Definition:

(English, French) One who worked with wood.

Carpentier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France39,3861:1,68698
Canada3,9041:9,4381,416
Belgium3,3461:3,436349
United States2,9951:121,02112,934
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Netherlands1381:122,37119,176
Germany1311:614,54548,972
England991:562,80934,447
Switzerland721:114,06811,784
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Spain551:850,03734,138
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Chile471:374,81910,292
Australia431:627,80744,139
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Guernsey221:2,929767
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Wales111:281,32115,850
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Panama71:558,8949,437
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
China41:341,830,39216,990
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Carpentier (36) may also be a first name.

Carpentier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, French) One who worked with wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Carpentier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carpentier has its highest incidence in France. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carpentier? popularity and diffusion

Carpentier is the 11,021st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 143,011 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Carpentier reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 36 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 39,386 people, or 1 in 1,686. In France Carpentier is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 42 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Normandy, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account France Carpentier is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and Belgium, where 7 percent live.

Carpentier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carpentier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carpentier last name expanded 4,470 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carpentier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Carpentier are 0.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Carpentier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.99% more than the national average, earning R 565,548 per year; in United States they earn 9.06% more than the national average, earning $47,057 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.28% less than the national average, earning $42,590 CAD per year.

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Carpentier Reference & Research

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