Charpentier Surname
Approximately 43,339 people bear this surname
Charpentier Surname Definition:
French A carpenter. The family bearing the name are obliged to submit to the Anglo-French pronunciation Sharpenteer.
Charpentier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 32,880 | 1:2,020 | 129 |
| United States | 3,781 | 1:95,863 | 10,729 |
| Canada | 2,339 | 1:15,753 | 2,287 |
| Haiti | 834 | 1:12,810 | 1,257 |
| Belgium | 705 | 1:16,307 | 2,500 |
| Costa Rica | 486 | 1:9,836 | 498 |
| Peru | 294 | 1:108,109 | 6,654 |
| Ecuador | 286 | 1:55,615 | 4,932 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Chile | 201 | 1:87,644 | 3,393 |
| Argentina | 188 | 1:227,359 | 18,636 |
| Panama | 111 | 1:35,246 | 1,948 |
| Netherlands | 107 | 1:157,824 | 23,373 |
| Luxembourg | 99 | 1:5,864 | 863 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| Thailand | 86 | 1:821,376 | 131,940 |
| Sweden | 77 | 1:127,880 | 9,055 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| French Polynesia | 55 | 1:5,106 | 1,145 |
| Spain | 53 | 1:882,114 | 34,832 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| Finland | 34 | 1:161,668 | 14,556 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Colombia | 24 | 1:1,990,586 | 12,178 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1:15,515,776 | 47,773 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 165 | 1:304,356 | 24,088 |
Charpentier (20) may also be a first name.
Charpentier Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
French A carpenter. The family bearing the name are obliged to submit to the Anglo-French pronunciation Sharpenteer.
Charpentier Demographics
Average Male Charpentier Height
176.77 cm
Average Female Charpentier Height
163.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Charpentier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Charpentier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Charpentier is most common in France. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Charpentier? popularity and diffusion
The surname Charpentier is the 12,944th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 168,152 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Charpentier are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Charpentier is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.
The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is held by 32,880 people, or 1 in 2,020. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 21 percent are found, Grand Est, where 12 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Other than France this surname is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Charpentier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Charpentier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Charpentier surname increased 2,292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Charpentier Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Charpentier surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Charpentier surname are 1.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.25% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Charpentier earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 171.9% more than the national average, earning 940,996 kr per year; in Peru they earn 30.8% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,414 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.77% less than the national average, earning $20,939,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.91% less than the national average, earning $42,771 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charppentier | 96 | 1 | / |
| Charpientier | 96 | 1 | / |
| Charpentierr | 96 | 1 | / |
| Scharpentier | 96 | 1 | / |
| Charpentiier | 96 | 1 | / |
| Chaerpentier | 96 | 1 | / |
| Chaarpentier | 96 | 1 | / |
| Carpentier | 95 | 50,958 | / |
| Charpenter | 95 | 61 | / |
| Charpentie | 95 | 21 | / |
| Charpentir | 95 | 5 | / |
| Cherpentier | 91 | 44 | / |
| Sharpentier | 91 | 11 | / |
| Charpienter | 91 | 3 | / |
| Charpenteir | 91 | 2 | / |
| Charpentter | 91 | 1 | / |
| Charpemtier | 91 | 1 | / |
| Carpentiier | 91 | 1 | / |
| Carpentiher | 91 | 1 | / |
| Charpentire | 91 | 1 | / |
| Carpenttier | 91 | 1 | / |
| Charpintier | 91 | 0 | / |
| Charpentierová | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cherpenttier | 87 | 1 | / |
| Carpintier | 86 | 42 | / |
| Sarpentier | 86 | 23 | / |
| Carpenteir | 86 | 6 | / |
| Carpenteur | 86 | 3 | / |
| Charpentié | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sharpintier | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jarpenter | 80 | 3 | / |
| Carpintear | 76 | 1 | / |
| Carpinteir | 76 | 1 | / |
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Charpentier Reference & Research
Carpenter Cousins DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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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 Charpentier
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