Cukier Surname

213,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Cukier Surname User-submission:

Cukier is a Polish surname, which means 'sugar'. It came from the Yiddish word tsucker.

During WWII, many Jewish families with this surname escaped from Europe to Brazil and United States to start a new life.

Cukier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9741:39,0236,100
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
France1121:593,06078,954
Argentina971:440,65433,272
Canada891:413,99536,402
Australia571:473,60936,415
England351:1,591,94567,242
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Panama101:391,2268,067
Austria91:946,15970,786
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Cukier Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cukier is a Polish surname, which means 'sugar'. It came from the Yiddish word tsucker.

During WWII, many Jewish families with this surname escaped from Europe to Brazil and United States to start a new life.

- rcukier

Cukier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cukier is found most frequently in Poland. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cukier.

How Common Is The Last Name Cukier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cukier is the 213,274th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,773,975 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Cukier reside; 51 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is held by 974 people, or 1 in 39,023. Outside of Poland this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Cukier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cukier surname are 11.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cukier earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 18.67% more than the national average, earning $51,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.12% more than the national average, earning $84,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cukiert9265/
Cuckier921/
Cuker91209/
Cukir913/
Choukier861/
Ckoukier861/
Kukier83883/
Cucker83160/
Zukier83108/
Chuker8331/
Chukir8312/
Cauker839/
Csuker839/
Czuker836/
Couker835/
Cutker831/
Cokier831/
Tcuker831/
Chucker773,442/
Choukir77585/
Chouker77239/
Csukker7760/
Chukhir7726/
Zuckier7721/
Csucker7721/
Czucker7716/
Chukair7715/
Chukker7710/
Czukker778/
Chauker774/
Caudker774/
Chukere773/
Zoukier772/
Cuchier772/
Chukeir772/
Caukger771/
Chhuker771/
Coucker771/
Cookier771/
Ckusker771/
Koukier771/
Tsukier771/
Cukkere771/
Chukire771/
Ckukird771/
Cuckert771/
Cockier770/
Coker73103,178/
Cucer73864/
Zuker73846/
Kuker73732/
Zukir7347/
Kukir7328/
Cucir731/
Cokir731/
Choukair71439/
Choukeir71112/
Cukerová7126/
Chuiquer7111/
Chaukair715/
Cukerova713/
Chhukire711/
Chuckger711/
Ciuchier711/
Chuikere711/
Coeckier710/
Cuthkert710/
Zucker679,743/
Cocker676,409/
Cooker67457/
Kauker67437/
Kucker67414/
Zuiker67326/
Tsuker67227/
Kocker67201/
Keuker67140/
Kücker67111/
Kukker67106/
Cucher67100/
Zukker6774/
Kouker6773/
Zukher6727/
Tzuker6722/
Zukhir6718/
Kuckir6713/
Cokkir6712/
Khuker6711/
Kukere679/
Kukire675/
Zauker675/
Dzukir675/
Chukre674/
Kokier674/
Kutker673/
Caucer673/
Kuzkir673/
Cokker672/
Kukhir671/
Kukkir671/
Kudker671/
Cuccer671/
Coeker671/
Cokeer671/
Zukair671/
Zeuker671/
Coucer671/
Kukiir671/
Koukir671/
Kucuer671/
Kukjer671/
Tchoukere671/
Chuquiere671/
Dzuker671/
Cuquer671/
Czoker671/
Zuckir670/
Kusker670/
Kuiker670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cukier
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