Kuchmeister Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Kuchmeister Surname Definition:

(German), Head cook. (variant: de Koch.)

Kuchmeister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel251:342,30528,607
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Küchmeister (146) are calculated separately.

Kuchmeister Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Head cook. (variant: de Koch.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Kuchmeister Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuchmeister is found in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Küchmeister. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuchmeister? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. Kuchmeister occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Kuchmeister reside; 45 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most frequent in Israel, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 342,305. In Israel Kuchmeister is primarily found in: Judea and Samaria Area, where 44 percent are found, Central District, where 40 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Israel this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Kuchmeister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kuchmeister has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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