Kupe Surname

151,840th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Albania

Kupe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea7031:11,5981,043
South Africa4081:132,78815,487
Albania3951:7,3771,415
DR Congo3831:192,89719,402
Zimbabwe2921:52,8718,033
India2081:3,687,814102,900
Greece1211:91,56915,456
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
Latvia631:32,5404,963
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Botswana331:66,27111,607
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Küpe (343) & Kupė (3) are calculated separately.

Kupe (737) may also be a first name.

Kupe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kupe (Hindi: कूपे, Marathi: कुपे, Oriya: କୁେପ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Küpe or Kupė. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kupe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 151,840th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,512,947 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Kupe live; 25 percent live in Southern Africa and 25 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 303,201st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 737 people.

The last name Kupe is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 703 people, or 1 in 11,598. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Manus, where 20 percent are found, Chimbu, where 13 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Kupe exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Albania, where 14 percent are found.

Kupe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kupe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kupe last name expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kupe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kupe last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Kupe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.29% less than the national average, earning R 99,120 per year and in United States they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning $40,288 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küpe92343/
Kupė923/
Khupe897,153/
Kuppe891,316/
Kaupe89646/
Kuphe89161/
Kupeć8977/
Kupei8976/
Kupie8959/
Kuipe8939/
Koupe8936/
Kupey8931/
Kupeh8930/
Kupee8929/
Keupe8928/
Kupea8923/
Kuepe8922/
Kupeu892/
Kupfe891/
Kgupe891/
Kupeš891/
Kupje891/
Kup861,570/
Khuphe801,930/
Khuspe801,311/
Keupeu80470/
Kupecz80411/
Kgaupe8050/
Koupei8023/
Koupie8021/
Kaupie8013/
Kouphe8010/
Khuper807/
Kuppeh806/
Kupeer805/
Kupech805/
Kouppe804/
Kupher804/
Khupes804/
Kauppe804/
Kuphet804/
Kuppie803/
Khaupe803/
Koupeï803/
Kupihe802/
Kuispe802/
Koupeh802/
Kuipet802/
Koupea802/
Khupet802/
Khuupe801/
Khuipe801/
Khuppe801/
Kupeez801/
Kuppea801/
Koupee801/
Koupeî801/
Kuepie801/
Kuipeu801/
Gkoupe801/
Kupeha801/
Kupesz801/
Kupiea801/
Kuuper801/
Kutper801/
Kutpet801/
Kupa7518,118/
Kaup756,065/
Kupi752,923/
Cupe752,049/
Kipe751,234/
Keup751,170/
Kupp751,013/
Kupś75762/
Kuip75422/
Koup75209/
Khup75199/
Kuyp7566/
Kupz7524/
Kupf7520/
Kuup7520/
Kupy755/
Kutp755/
Kuhp754/
Kupt753/
Qkup752/
Kuph751/
Kujp751/
Hkup751/
Kushper73142/
Kushpet7382/
Kaupper7373/
Kuppetz7352/
Kuszper7343/
Kuipper7323/
Keupper7316/
Kuiphet736/
Koupfer733/
Kuszpet733/
Kutphet732/
Kuipfer731/
Kupeich731/
Kuiperh731/
Kuishpe731/
Koupper731/
Keupeuh731/
Ckuiper731/
Kheupet731/
Keupfer730/
Kuupper730/
Kuppess730/
Kaupfer730/
Kuypher730/
Kuppfer730/
Kaupa6710,605/
Coupe677,959/
Kuppa676,085/
Kaupp673,722/
Küper673,695/
Cuper672,587/
Kupai671,923/
Kuipa671,920/
Kiepe67927/
Kupaj67700/
Keupp67515/
Kippe67487/
Koupa67449/
Kupha67398/
Koepe67337/
Cupet67272/
Kuppi67256/
Khupa67248/
Koutp67183/
Kupay67158/
Kipei67119/
Kupsh67118/
Kaupi67116/
Kupsz6787/
Kupys6779/
Quipe6773/
Cupes6770/
Kuppy6756/
Koupá6755/
Koupý6754/
Cupeş6753/
Kuyps6752/
Kuipi6738/
Kipie6737/
Caupe6737/
Cuphe6737/
Kaupt6736/
Kubpa6730/
Kupiś6727/
Kupio6726/
Kupch6725/
Koope6724/
Khupp6722/
Cuppe6720/
Koupi6720/
Kupyi6719/
Kuijp6718/
Keupi6715/
Cupei6715/
Kupui6715/
Keupa6714/
Cupee678/
Khaup677/
Koupf676/
Kipee676/
Kubpi676/
Kipeu674/
Kuepi674/
Kuppé674/
Cupeţ674/
Cuipe674/
Kipfe673/
Kuupa673/
Cupez673/
Kiphe673/
Kupaa673/
Kaupeová672/
Cupie672/
Cupea672/
Kaupy672/
Kcupa672/
Koupy672/
Kupoi672/
Kauph671/
Kaupz671/
Kuupi671/
Koupt671/
Kipeh671/
Kaupé671/
Kuppeova671/
Kupyo671/
Kupetsch671/
Kupih671/
Kupoy671/
Kňupp671/
Küppe671/
Cupey671/
Cuspe671/
Cuype671/
Cupje671/
Gkupa671/
Koupp670/
Kuipt670/
Cuped670/
Kuphs670/
Kuipp670/
Kgupy670/
Kuppf670/
Kuizpper670/
Kaupf670/
Keupt670/

Kupe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kupe in the Oriya language
କୁେପkuepa-
Kupe in the Marathi language
कुपेkupe94.43
कूपेkupe2.79
ेकुपेekupe0.7
कूपkupa0.7
Kupe in the Hindi language
कूपेkupe66.67
कुपेkupe33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kupe
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