Kaufman Surname
Approximately 66,213 people bear this surname
Kaufman Surname Definition:
German for “Merchant”. See “Koopman”.
Kaufman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 52,670 | 1:6,882 | 811 |
| Israel | 3,971 | 1:2,155 | 242 |
| Canada | 2,075 | 1:17,757 | 2,529 |
| Russia | 2,071 | 1:69,591 | 8,986 |
| England | 845 | 1:65,939 | 7,656 |
| Australia | 716 | 1:37,703 | 4,924 |
| Argentina | 541 | 1:79,008 | 6,669 |
| France | 368 | 1:180,497 | 28,114 |
| Germany | 301 | 1:267,460 | 28,463 |
| Poland | 280 | 1:135,746 | 19,731 |
| Brazil | 264 | 1:810,888 | 29,394 |
| South Africa | 224 | 1:241,865 | 24,757 |
| Ukraine | 224 | 1:203,226 | 27,441 |
| Czechia | 188 | 1:56,561 | 9,496 |
| Kazakhstan | 170 | 1:104,015 | 11,442 |
| Netherlands | 168 | 1:100,519 | 16,312 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| Hungary | 69 | 1:142,265 | 13,005 |
| Japan | 68 | 1:1,880,063 | 27,024 |
| Slovakia | 53 | 1:100,688 | 19,203 |
| Belarus | 51 | 1:186,295 | 24,218 |
| Latvia | 48 | 1:42,709 | 6,498 |
| Venezuela | 41 | 1:736,685 | 12,312 |
| Mexico | 37 | 1:3,354,762 | 24,142 |
| Jamaica | 36 | 1:79,721 | 3,712 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| Lithuania | 34 | 1:89,253 | 12,508 |
| Croatia | 33 | 1:128,140 | 18,569 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Slovenia | 17 | 1:146,334 | 13,558 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Peru | 14 | 1:2,270,294 | 26,427 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 1:459,435 | 35,797 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 130 | 1:187,503 | 15,253 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,375 | 1:9,343 | 1,189 |
Kaufman (154) may also be a first name.
Kaufman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
German for “Merchant”. See “Koopman”.
(German) The merchant or tradesman.
(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from an ancestor's occupation) The name in German means “merchant” or “shopkeeper” and a few Kaufmans probably were merchants. As a Jewish name Kaufman is derived from Jacob (Yaakov) which becomes Yakovman, then Yakofman, then is shortened to Kofman and emerges as Kaufman.
(German.) A merchant, a trader.
Kaufman Demographics
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Kaufman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaufman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaufman (Arabic: كوفمان, Russian: Кауфман) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaufman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,597th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 110,062 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Kaufman live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kaufman is also the 740,891st most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 154 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 52,670 people, or 1 in 6,882. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 99 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Kaufman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kaufman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kaufman last name expanded 980 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kaufman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Kaufman are 37.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.92% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kaufman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning 257,314 kr per year; in Peru they earn 29.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,132 per year; in South Africa they earn 213.69% more than the national average, earning R 745,440 per year; in United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.65% more than the national average, earning $59,446 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaufman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaufman in the Russian language | ||
| Кауфман | kaufman | - |
| Kaufman in the Arabic language | ||
| كوفمان | kwfman | - |
| كوفمن | kwfmn | - |
| كاوفمان | kawfman | - |
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Kaufman Reference & Research
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