Dekuyper Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dekuyper Surname User-submission:

This name comes from the flemish language, de Kuyper, meaning 'the cooper'.

Decuyper is one of the French transcriptions of this name.

Dekuyper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium531:216,91827,806
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dekuyper Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name comes from the flemish language, de Kuyper, meaning 'the cooper'.

Decuyper is one of the French transcriptions of this name.

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Dekuyper Last Name Facts

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

Dekuyper is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekuyper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dekuyper is the 1,459,453rd most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. The surname Dekuyper occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Dekuyper reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Dekuyper is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 216,918. In Belgium Dekuyper is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Belgium this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Canada, where 18 percent reside.

Dekuyper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dekuyper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dekuyper last name rose 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dekuyper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dekuyper are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Dekuyper earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.78% less than the national average, earning $29,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekuypere9422/
Decuyper881,647/
Dekuiper88135/
Dekeyper887/
Decuypere821,101/
Dekuijper821/
De'cuyper821/
Dekeper8025/
Decuper801/
Dekiper801/
Decuyepere781/
Decupper75141/
Decupere7591/
Dequiper7552/
Decueper7513/
Dekoeper757/
Decuiper753/
Dekepper753/
Desqueper7129/
Dekoepper7115/
Decuypère7115/
Decuupere7114/
Dekipre671/
Decupère6316/
Déquiper631/
Decooper631/
Dechepper592/
Décuypère591/

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