Kupfer Surname
Approximately 10,319 people bear this surname
Kupfer Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'copper'.
Kupfer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6,930 | 1:11,617 | 1,487 |
| United States | 1,796 | 1:201,815 | 19,833 |
| Austria | 420 | 1:20,275 | 3,153 |
| France | 260 | 1:255,472 | 39,438 |
| Chile | 121 | 1:145,591 | 5,036 |
| Brazil | 115 | 1:1,861,516 | 59,915 |
| Australia | 108 | 1:249,960 | 23,064 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Switzerland | 85 | 1:96,623 | 10,422 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Kazakhstan | 35 | 1:505,214 | 37,000 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Jamaica | 5 | 1:573,989 | 10,196 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:311,917 | 24,534 |
The alternate forms: Küpfer (1,237) & Kűpfer (1) are calculated separately.
Kupfer (13) may also be a first name.
Kupfer Surname Meaning
Kupfer Demographics
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Kupfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kupfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kupfer (Russian: Купфер) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as: Küpfer or Kűpfer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kupfer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kupfer is the 49,805th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 706,226 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kupfer live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.
The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 6,930 people, or 1 in 11,617. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 27 percent live, Saxony, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.
Kupfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kupfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kupfer last name grew 1,116 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kupfer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kupfer surname are 43.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.04% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kupfer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 19.5% less than the national average, earning R 191,304 per year; in United States they earn 16.07% more than the national average, earning $50,082 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.71% more than the national average, earning $72,394 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kupfer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kupfer in the Russian language | ||
| Купфер | kupfer | - |
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