Kuchenbecker Surname

147,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kuchenbecker Surname Definition:

(German) One who baked cakes.

Kuchenbecker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8261:44,0885,777
United States7711:470,11539,981
Brazil3091:692,79725,465
Poland491:775,68962,719
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Austria111:774,13064,097
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Küchenbecker (3) are calculated separately.

Kuchenbecker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who baked cakes.

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

Kuchenbecker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuchenbecker is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Küchenbecker. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuchenbecker? popularity and diffusion

Kuchenbecker is the 147,119th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,420,308 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Kuchenbecker reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,826 people, or 1 in 44,088. In Germany Kuchenbecker is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany Kuchenbecker is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Kuchenbecker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kuchenbecker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kuchenbecker last name grew 4,819 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuchenbecker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuchenbecker last name are 26.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kuchenbecker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 38.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,956 per year; in South Africa they earn 612.28% more than the national average, earning R 1,692,650 per year and in United States they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $46,021 USD per year.

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