Kaufman Surname

8,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kaufman Surname Definition:

German for “Merchant”. See “Koopman”.

Kaufman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States52,6701:6,882811
Israel3,9711:2,155242
Canada2,0751:17,7572,529
Russia2,0711:69,5918,986
England8451:65,9397,656
Australia7161:37,7034,924
Argentina5411:79,0086,669
France3681:180,49728,114
Germany3011:267,46028,463
Poland2801:135,74619,731
Brazil2641:810,88829,394
South Africa2241:241,86524,757
Ukraine2241:203,22627,441
Czechia1881:56,5619,496
Kazakhstan1701:104,01511,442
Netherlands1681:100,51916,312
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Hungary691:142,26513,005
Japan681:1,880,06327,024
Slovakia531:100,68819,203
Belarus511:186,29524,218
Latvia481:42,7096,498
Venezuela411:736,68512,312
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Jamaica361:79,7213,712
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
Lithuania341:89,25312,508
Croatia331:128,14018,569
Belgium311:370,85940,209
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Chile251:704,65916,160
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Guam121:13,3432,098
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Bulgaria101:697,89027,590
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway81:642,78647,258
Finland71:785,24338,644
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Panama61:652,04310,051
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
China41:341,830,39216,990
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Anguilla21:6,718471
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3751:9,3431,189

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”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) The merchant or tradesman.

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

(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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

(German.) A merchant, a trader.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kaufman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kaufman (Arabic: كوفمان, Russian: Кауфман) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kaufman.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaufman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaufman is the 8,597th most numerous surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 110,062 people. Kaufman is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Kaufman are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 740,891st most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 154 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 52,670 people, or 1 in 6,882. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 14 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Kaufman occurs in 99 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Kaufman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kaufman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 980 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kaufman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kaufman surname is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kaufman last name are 37.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.92% being registered with the political 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaufman in the Russian language
Кауфманkaufman-
Kaufman in the Arabic language
كوفمانkwfman-
كوفمنkwfmn-
كاوفمانkawfman-

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Kaufman Reference & Research

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