Kaiser Surname
Approximately 239,981 people bear this surname
Kaiser Surname Definition:
(Anglo-Latin) Emperor (a nickname); Caesar [Middle English kayser(e, kaiser, cayser(e, &c., Old English cásere (= O.H.Ger. keisur = Old Saxon késur = Gothic kaisar), Latin Caesar] Cásere weóld Créacum |Cæsar ruled the Greeks. Wídsíð, 41.
Riche ne poure, king ne kaysere.
Read More About This SurnameKaiser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 122,362 | 1:658 | 41 |
| United States | 46,694 | 1:7,762 | 920 |
| Bangladesh | 26,405 | 1:6,035 | 545 |
| Austria | 9,162 | 1:929 | 53 |
| Switzerland | 4,893 | 1:1,679 | 145 |
| Brazil | 4,439 | 1:48,226 | 1,891 |
| France | 3,533 | 1:18,801 | 2,127 |
| Canada | 2,587 | 1:14,243 | 2,102 |
| Poland | 1,683 | 1:22,584 | 3,412 |
| Hungary | 1,225 | 1:8,013 | 958 |
| Egypt | 1,098 | 1:83,730 | 7,421 |
| Argentina | 995 | 1:42,958 | 3,622 |
| Australia | 957 | 1:28,209 | 3,831 |
| Czechia | 952 | 1:11,170 | 1,532 |
| Ghana | 901 | 1:29,990 | 3,547 |
| Iraq | 796 | 1:43,997 | 1,842 |
| Saudi Arabia | 795 | 1:38,812 | 5,622 |
| South Africa | 695 | 1:77,954 | 9,671 |
| Belgium | 678 | 1:16,957 | 2,596 |
| Ecuador | 652 | 1:24,395 | 3,251 |
| England | 632 | 1:88,161 | 9,571 |
| Denmark | 617 | 1:9,149 | 842 |
| Netherlands | 606 | 1:27,867 | 4,566 |
| India | 571 | 1:1,343,372 | 52,219 |
| Italy | 420 | 1:145,611 | 22,924 |
| Spain | 336 | 1:139,143 | 10,461 |
| Sweden | 333 | 1:29,570 | 2,409 |
| Slovenia | 327 | 1:7,608 | 1,712 |
| Namibia | 312 | 1:7,722 | 1,489 |
| Liechtenstein | 311 | 1:123 | 20 |
| Kenya | 285 | 1:162,035 | 12,648 |
| Lebanon | 275 | 1:20,498 | 2,472 |
| Thailand | 249 | 1:283,688 | 48,804 |
| Slovakia | 218 | 1:24,479 | 4,095 |
| Luxembourg | 217 | 1:2,675 | 324 |
| Nigeria | 214 | 1:827,770 | 36,611 |
| Chile | 205 | 1:85,934 | 3,357 |
| Pakistan | 185 | 1:965,643 | 12,741 |
| Mexico | 179 | 1:693,442 | 10,772 |
| New Zealand | 135 | 1:33,543 | 5,806 |
| Croatia | 116 | 1:36,453 | 7,403 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Romania | 85 | 1:236,210 | 22,608 |
| Norway | 81 | 1:63,485 | 9,023 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Russia | 75 | 1:1,921,641 | 121,498 |
| Japan | 72 | 1:1,775,615 | 26,312 |
| Peru | 72 | 1:441,446 | 13,396 |
| Guyana | 66 | 1:11,549 | 1,659 |
| Indonesia | 65 | 1:2,034,603 | 127,068 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Jordan | 58 | 1:152,456 | 8,483 |
| Paraguay | 54 | 1:134,014 | 2,871 |
| Philippines | 54 | 1:1,874,782 | 115,801 |
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| Ireland | 46 | 1:102,368 | 5,449 |
| Kazakhstan | 42 | 1:421,012 | 32,439 |
| China | 40 | 1:34,183,039 | 1,815 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Finland | 34 | 1:161,668 | 14,556 |
| Uruguay | 28 | 1:122,563 | 11,386 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Syria | 19 | 1:1,015,843 | 6,722 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Bolivia | 10 | 1:1,061,643 | 4,908 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 7 | 1:25,346 | 1,305 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73 | 1:333,909 | 21,641 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,445 | 1:9,223 | 1,168 |
The alternate forms: Kaìser (1) & Kaïser (1) are calculated separately.
Kaiser (31,319) may also be a first name.
Kaiser Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-Latin) Emperor (a nickname); Caesar [Middle English kayser(e, kaiser, cayser(e, &c., Old English cásere (= O.H.Ger. keisur = Old Saxon késur = Gothic kaisar), Latin Caesar] Cásere weóld Créacum |Cæsar ruled the Greeks. Wídsíð, 41.
Riche ne poure, king ne kaysere.—Havelok the Dane, 353.
The kayser Lowis of Bavere.—L. Minot, How Edward [III] the King come in Braband.
And no man so worthi To be kaiser or kyng Of the kyngdom of Juda.—Piers Plowman, 13226-8.
Cp. Kesar, and see Cæesar.
(Ger.) Emperor, Cesar [O.H.Ger. keisur = Old Saxon kêsur = Gothic kaisar; all from Latin Caesar] ‘Kaiser’ is the oldest German word borrowed from Latin.
Cp. Cayser in Dict.
“Emperor” in German. (Keyzer in Dutch.)
(German) Descendent of Caesar, i.e., emperor; one who took that part in the Purim plays.
(German), Keizer (Dutch/Flemish), Emperor. (variant: Lempereur.)
User-submitted Reference
Kaiser is the German word for 'emperor' coming from the Germanisation of the title Caesar, the Roman title for emperor.
- yeppemanThis surname means 'emperor' or 'king'. It is derived from the title of Roman emperor Caesar.
- sandyqKaiser Demographics
Average Male Kaiser Height
177.03 cm
Average Female Kaiser Height
164 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kaiser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaiser Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaiser (Arabic: كيسر, Georgian: კაისერ, Hindi: कैसर, Marathi: कैसर, Oriya: କଲେସର, Russian: Каисер) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Kaìser or Kaïser. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaiser? popularity and diffusion
Kaiser is the 2,292nd most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 30,367 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Kaiser live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kaiser is also the 26,995th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 31,319 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 122,362 people, or 1 in 658. In Germany Kaiser is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and Bavaria, where 16 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 149 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found.
Kaiser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kaiser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kaiser surname expanded 858 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 866 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 4,600 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kaiser Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (47%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kaiser surname are 13.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.42% being registered with the party.
The amount Kaiser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.08% less than the national average, earning 338,890 kr per year; in Peru they earn 108.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,500 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.75% more than the national average, earning R 332,100 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $52,226 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaiser Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiser in the Georgian language | ||
| კაისერ | kaiser | - |
| Kaiser in the Oriya language | ||
| କଲେସର | kalesara | - |
| Kaiser in the Hindi language | ||
| कैसर | kaisara | 84.4 |
| कैसेर | kaisera | 9.17 |
| कैशर | kaisara | 2.75 |
| Kaiser in the Marathi language | ||
| कैसर | kaisara | 83.61 |
| कैसेर | kaisera | 14.75 |
| कौसर | kausara | 1.64 |
| Kaiser in the Russian language | ||
| Каисер | kaiser | - |
| Kaiser in the Arabic language | ||
| كيسر | kysr | - |
| كايزر | kayzr | - |
| كايسر | kaysr | - |
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Kaiser Reference & Research
Kaiser DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Kaiser FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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