Kauffmann Surname

62,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,980 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kauffmann Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Merchant; Trades- man [Ger. kaufmann, O.H.Ger.

koufman(i = English chapman]

Kauffmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7611:29,1583,842
United States1,6171:224,15521,698
Brazil9791:218,6668,459
France7581:87,62912,530
Luxembourg3111:1,867204
Argentina2741:155,99813,175
Netherlands1681:100,51916,312
Belgium1521:75,63611,994
Switzerland1431:57,4337,281
Mexico991:1,253,80014,809
Australia851:317,59627,389
Nicaragua781:77,1931,698
Canada581:635,26952,014
England441:1,266,32057,817
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
New Caledonia421:6,5771,478
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Chile361:489,34612,617
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Uruguay281:122,56311,386
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Costa Rica191:251,5832,896
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Austria151:567,69652,281
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Israel131:658,28045,106
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Norway101:514,22941,629
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greenland11:56,3791,133
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Kauffmann (15) may also be a first name.

Kauffmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Merchant; Trades- man [Ger. kaufmann, O.H.Ger.

koufman(i = English chapman]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) The merchant or tradesman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kauffmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kauffmann is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kauffmann? popularity and diffusion

Kauffmann is the 62,849th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 913,226 people. Kauffmann occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kauffmann live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kauffmann is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,761 people, or 1 in 29,158. In Germany Kauffmann is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside and Berlin, where 11 percent reside. Besides Germany Kauffmann occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 12 percent reside.

Kauffmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kauffmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kauffmann surname increased 1,057 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 467 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kauffmann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kauffmann last name are 14.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Kauffmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning €25,252 per year; in Norway they earn 142.54% more than the national average, earning 839,388 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning R 261,624 per year; in United States they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning $46,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.45% more than the national average, earning $62,329 CAD per year.

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