Kuper Surname

56,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Kuper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7441:132,09113,898
Germany2,6101:30,8454,068
Russia1,2261:117,55614,116
Netherlands1,0401:16,2382,485
Belarus1631:58,2899,858
Ukraine1491:305,52138,855
Canada1301:283,42826,469
India1111:6,910,499153,869
Solomon Islands1021:5,687806
Argentina911:469,70835,035
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
France501:1,328,454133,611
Australia431:627,80744,139
Guam371:4,328556
Kazakhstan361:491,18036,296
England341:1,638,76668,634
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Israel321:267,42624,032
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Austria101:851,54467,454
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

The alternate forms: Küper (3,695) are calculated separately.

Kuper (154) may also be a first name.

Kuper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuper (Georgian: კუპერ, Marathi: कुपेर, Russian: Купер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Küper. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuper? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kuper is the 56,531st most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 812,707 people. The surname Kuper occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Kuper live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kuper is also the 740,891st most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 154 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,744 people, or 1 in 132,091. In The United States Kuper is most common in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.

Kuper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kuper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kuper surname expanded 1,854 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kuper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kuper surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kuper last name are 22.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.61% registered with the party.

The amount Kuper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 19.94% less than the national average, earning R 190,248 per year; in United States they earn 16.18% more than the national average, earning $50,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.35% more than the national average, earning $67,246 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küper933,695/
Kuiper9120,271/
Kupfer9110,319/
Kupper915,519/
Kuyper912,677/
Keuper911,580/
Kauper91900/
Kueper91369/
Kupere91239/
Kouper9162/
Kupier9110/
Khuper917/
Kupeer915/
Kupher914/
Kuperd911/
Kupeir911/
Kuuper911/
Kutper911/
Kuijper833,264/
Kuepfer83984/
Kuepper83715/
Kushper83142/
Kuppert83115/
Kaupper8373/
Kuspert8351/
Kaupere8350/
Kupfert8344/
Kuszper8343/
Kuipper8323/
Koupere8317/
Keupper8316/
Khupert8310/
Kupeire839/
Kupfere836/
Koupfer833/
Kuepher832/
Kupfeir832/
Kuipfer831/
Kuspere831/
Kuepeer831/
Kuiperh831/
Koupper831/
Keupert831/
Kupierz831/
Koupeur831/
Koupier831/
Ckuiper831/
Keupfer830/
Kuupper830/
Kuipert830/
Kaupfer830/
Kuypher830/
Kuppfer830/
Kiper806,638/
Cuper802,587/
Kupre8030/
Kupir8010/
Kauppert77133/
Kuperova7764/
Kuperová7750/
Kuuspere7719/
Kuizpper770/
Küpper7312,479/
Kipper737,096/
Couper734,620/
Kipfer733,073/
Kooper732,572/
Kieper731,524/
Cauper731,421/
Küpfer731,237/
Cupper73524/
Koeper73458/
Cuiper73268/
Cuyper7374/
Kupior7326/
Cusper735/
Khupre734/
Cupert734/
Cupier734/
Kipher733/
Cupfer733/
Quiper733/
Quuper733/
Cupere732/
Kuppir731/
Cupher731/
Khupir731/
Kűpfer731/
Cupeer731/
Cueper730/
Kupperová714/
Kupferová713/
Kuiperová711/
Kupperova711/
Coupier67578/
Koepfer67354/
Koepper67188/
Caupert67106/
Kiepper67101/
Kiepfer6778/
Kushpyr6765/
Khupire6764/
Cuspert6746/
Coupeur6744/
Küpfert677/
Caupper677/
Kupaire676/
Coupert675/
Coupper674/
Cuppert674/
Koepher674/
Caupier674/
Kuppire673/
Cusperd673/
Cuepper673/
Kiepeer673/
Kipfeer672/
Kippeur671/
Cuphert671/
Kaupärt671/
Cuipper671/
Coupeer671/
Cheuper671/
Cuepher670/
Caupere670/

Kuper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuper in the Georgian language
კუპერkuper-
Kuper in the Marathi language
कुपेरkupera-
Kuper in the Russian language
Куперkuper-

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