Kapfenstein Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kapfenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapfenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kapfenstein Last Name Facts

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

Kapfenstein is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapfenstein? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Kapfenstein is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Kapfenstein live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Kapfenstein is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 66 percent live, Bavaria, where 13 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Kapfenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kapfenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kapfenstein last name rose 3,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapfenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kapfenstein surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Kapfenstein earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.69% more than the national average, earning $51,645 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapfenstein
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