Kauffmann Surname
Approximately 7,980 people bear this surname
Kauffmann Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Merchant; Trades- man [Ger. kaufmann, O.H.Ger.
koufman(i = English chapman]
Kauffmann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,761 | 1:29,158 | 3,842 |
| United States | 1,617 | 1:224,155 | 21,698 |
| Brazil | 979 | 1:218,666 | 8,459 |
| France | 758 | 1:87,629 | 12,530 |
| Luxembourg | 311 | 1:1,867 | 204 |
| Argentina | 274 | 1:155,998 | 13,175 |
| Netherlands | 168 | 1:100,519 | 16,312 |
| Belgium | 152 | 1:75,636 | 11,994 |
| Switzerland | 143 | 1:57,433 | 7,281 |
| Mexico | 99 | 1:1,253,800 | 14,809 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| Nicaragua | 78 | 1:77,193 | 1,698 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Spain | 43 | 1:1,087,257 | 39,071 |
| New Caledonia | 42 | 1:6,577 | 1,478 |
| Italy | 41 | 1:1,491,627 | 80,856 |
| Denmark | 39 | 1:144,736 | 12,759 |
| Chile | 36 | 1:489,346 | 12,617 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Uruguay | 28 | 1:122,563 | 11,386 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Costa Rica | 19 | 1:251,583 | 2,896 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 153 | 1:328,227 | 25,501 |
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]
(German) The merchant or tradesman.
Kauffmann Demographics
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Kauffmann Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kauffmann Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kauffmann is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kauffmann? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 62,849th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 913,226 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kauffmann reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 43 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.
Kauffmann is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 2,761 people, or 1 in 29,158. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 36 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.
Kauffmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kauffmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kauffmann last name 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 carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kauffmann surname are 14.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.61% being registered with the 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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