Kuijpers Surname

53,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kuijpers Surname User-submission:

This Dutch surname means 'bucket-maker's son', going back at least 500 years. A kuip (modern) or cuijp (Old Dutch) is a 'bucket' or other type of round mostly wooden container. The occupation of making them would be called kuiper (or cuijper).

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Kuijpers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8,6671:1,948121
Belgium3341:34,4215,596
Thailand1171:603,747102,586
France531:1,253,259128,888
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Australia361:749,88148,970
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
England261:2,143,00282,017
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
China51:273,464,31313,838
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kuijpers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This Dutch surname means 'bucket-maker's son', going back at least 500 years. A kuip (modern) or cuijp (Old Dutch) is a 'bucket' or other type of round mostly wooden container. The occupation of making them would be called kuiper (or cuijper). The added -s means 'son', like in other Old Dutch names where an -s or -z is added, like Barendz (son of Barend).

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Kuijpers Last Name Facts

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

Kuijpers has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuijpers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,687th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 766,868 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kuijpers reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 8,667 people, or 1 in 1,948. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 44 percent reside, Limburg, where 13 percent reside and South Holland, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Kuijpers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kuijpers are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Kuijpers earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning R 234,108 per year; in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.71% less than the national average, earning $41,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kuijpersj941/
Kuipers9321,022/
Kujpers934/
Cuijpers882,256/
Kuippers8822/
Kujipers881/
Kuiypers881/
Kuispers881/
Kuiipers881/
Kuiepers881/
Kupers86665/
Kipers86156/
Kuijpersová841/
Kuypers805,415/
Kippers80641/
Kuppers80633/
Kuepers80219/
Kaipers80169/
Keupers80126/
Kaupers8097/
Cuipers8057/
Keipers8025/
Quipers8020/
Kupfers8017/
Kutpers802/
Cijpers802/
Kupeurs801/
Kuspers801/
Kupiers801/
Kuupers801/
Kuprs771/
Kueppers75620/
Kaippers7524/
Keuppers752/
Kuppfers751/
Kuppiers751/
Cuippers750/
Cupers71400/
Küpers71340/
Kepers7197/
Cipers7137/
Kypers7124/
Kipars716/
Kipors711/
Kipprs710/
Cuypers677,715/
Keepers671,032/
Keppers67475/
Cuppers67270/
Caupers67146/
Kespers6744/
Cuepers6730/
Kephers6719/
Ciphers6719/
Kippars675/
Koypers673/
Chipers673/
Koopers672/
Koepers671/
Kapears671/
Kupferschd671/
Cuphers671/
Cuïpers671/
Kaepers670/
Coupers670/

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