Kapferer Surname

338,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kapferer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kapferer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria7511:11,3391,573
Germany1531:526,17944,202
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
France271:2,460,101186,232
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kapferer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kapferer is found most in Austria. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kapferer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kapferer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 338,216th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,698,112 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Kapferer are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kapferer is most numerous in Austria, where it is held by 751 people, or 1 in 11,339. In Austria Kapferer is primarily found in: Tyrol, where 94 percent live, Vorarlberg, where 2 percent live and Upper Austria, where 1 percent live. Not including Austria it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Kapferer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kapferer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kapferer last name increased 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kapferer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kapferer last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.52% registered with the party.

The amount Kapferer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 43.08% more than the national average, earning 495,171 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.6% more than the national average, earning $43,407 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaperer931/
Kapperer88105/
Kasperer8831/
Kaperere8818/
Kaferere881/
Kopferrer820/
Koperer8013/
Kaparer801/
Kapirer801/
Kaporer800/
Caperer800/
Koperger752/
Kasperjr752/
Kefferer750/
Kopperger718/
Kapairere711/
Keepherer710/
Koparer679/
Cooperer631/
Couperier59193/
Coiffereur561/
Koparır53234/
Cooperjr504/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kapferer
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