Kuiper Surname

26,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kuiper Surname Definition:

“Cooper” in Dutch.

Kuiper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands14,8421:1,13854
United States3,3221:109,10911,911
Germany5001:161,01119,131
Canada4361:84,5089,395
Australia3241:83,3209,655
South Africa2271:238,66824,509
Thailand2071:341,24859,174
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
England491:1,137,10353,999
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
France261:2,554,720189,486
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Norway131:395,56035,657
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belize21:177,7373,502
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Kuiper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Cooper” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch) The cask maker, a cooper.

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

(Dutch/Flemish), Cowper, Cooper, and Hooper, (English), Cooper.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Kuiper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuiper is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kuiper.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuiper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,538th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 359,506 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Kuiper live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Kuiper is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 14,842 people, or 1 in 1,138. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 19 percent reside, South Holland, where 16 percent reside and Groningen, where 13 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Kuiper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kuiper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuiper last name rose 17,484 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kuiper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kuiper last name are 30.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kuiper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 77.59% more than the national average, earning 614,618 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.06% more than the national average, earning R 259,164 per year; in United States they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $46,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $50,693 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuijper923,264/
Kuipper9223/
Kuipfer921/
Kuiperh921/
Kuiiper921/
Kuiyper921/
Ckuiper921/
Kwuiper921/
Kuipert920/
Kuper918,967/
Kiper916,638/
Kuizpper860/
Kupfer8310,319/
Kipper837,096/
Kupper835,519/
Keiper834,021/
Kipfer833,073/
Kuyper832,677/
Keuper831,580/
Kieper831,524/
Kauper83900/
Kaiper83397/
Kueper83369/
Cuiper83268/
Kupere83239/
Kouper8362/
Kipere8321/
Kupier8310/
Khuper837/
Kupeer835/
Kupher834/
Kipher833/
Quiper833/
Guiper832/
Kwiper832/
Kipger831/
Kuiprr831/
Kioper831/
Kuperd831/
Kupeir831/
Kuuper831/
Kutper831/
Kiperd830/
Kupr80187/
Kipr8096/
Kuiperová801/
Kuepfer77984/
Kuepper77715/
Keipert77619/
Kaipper77425/
Keipper77224/
Kushper77142/
Kuppert77115/
Kiepper77101/
Kiepfer7778/
Kaupper7773/
Kuspert7751/
Kaupere7750/
Kupfert7744/
Kuszper7743/
Quisper7726/
Koipere7721/
Koupere7717/
Keupper7716/
Khupert7710/
Kupeire779/
Kaipert778/
Kupfere776/
Kippere773/
Kiepeer773/
Koupfer773/
Kuepher772/
Kipfeer772/
Guipper772/
Kiopfer771/
Kippeur771/
Kishper771/
Kispher771/
Kuspere771/
Kuepeer771/
Koupper771/
Keipere771/
Keupert771/
Kupierz771/
Koupeur771/
Koupier771/
Cuipper771/
Kiopper771/
Kissper771/
Keisper771/
Keupfer770/
Kuupper770/
Keipher770/
Kaupfer770/
Kipfert770/
Keiiper770/
Keuoper770/
Kuepert770/
Keipfer770/
Kuypher770/
Kuppfer770/
Koper7313,023/
Kipre7310,504/
Küper733,695/
Cuper732,587/
Kaper732,443/
Kyper731,035/
Köper73900/
Keper73325/
Kipir73234/
Ciper73116/
Kaipr7330/
Kupre7330/
Kupir7310/
Kuppr732/
Kaupr731/
Khupr731/
Qiper731/
Kuzpr731/
Kuespert71228/
Keijsper71152/
Kauppert71133/
Kuperova7164/
Kuperová7150/
Kaippert7144/
Kuepfert7123/
Kiperova7122/
Kuuspere7119/
Kisperth7110/
Keippert717/
Keiperth715/
Kaiphetr714/
Quispert712/
Khaipetr712/
Keispert711/
Kipheart710/
Kippeart710/
Chiper675,007/
Couper674,620/
Kapfer674,348/
Kopper673,137/
Kooper672,572/
Kapper672,046/
Cauper671,421/
Küpfer671,237/
Keeper671,201/
Kepper671,185/
Köpfer67798/
Köpper67743/
Kopfer67555/
Cupper67524/
Koeper67458/
Kepfer67273/
Kepher67255/
Kipior67174/
Kepert67152/
Khaper6791/
Cuyper6774/
Kajper6762/
Kõpper6754/
Kopher6753/
Kepere6751/
Kopier6745/
Cipher6744/
Khoper6743/
Caiper6733/
Kapier6731/
Kypfer6730/
Kayper6728/
Kupior6726/
Kohper6725/
Cipper6721/
Käpper6721/
Gueper6715/
Kypper6714/
Kapeer6713/
Keyper6710/
Cusper675/
Khupre674/
Cupert674/
Cupier674/
Kepeer674/
Kupperová674/
Coiper673/
Kheper673/
Keaper673/
Kupferová673/
Kapher673/
Kaeper673/
Cupfer673/
Keperh673/
Quuper673/
Khaiphetr673/
Kipperová672/
Cupere672/
Koyper672/
Kejper671/
Kepeur671/
Kipferová671/
Kipire671/
Kapear671/
Kuppir671/
Cupher671/
Kaperh671/
Queper671/
Khupir671/
Kipirt671/
Koipir671/
Kupperova671/
Käpfer671/
Kweper671/
Quipre671/
Cupeer671/
Quispr671/
Kiyapr671/
Kipirr671/
Kabper671/
Kepuir670/
Kepear670/
Cueper670/

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