Kupfer Surname

49,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Kupfer Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'copper'.

Kupfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,9301:11,6171,487
United States1,7961:201,81519,833
Austria4201:20,2753,153
France2601:255,47239,438
Chile1211:145,5915,036
Brazil1151:1,861,51659,915
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Canada861:428,43737,472
Switzerland851:96,62310,422
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
England431:1,295,76958,667
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Panama141:279,4476,847
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Jamaica51:573,98910,196
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

The alternate forms: Küpfer (1,237) & Kűpfer (1) are calculated separately.

Kupfer (13) may also be a first name.

Kupfer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'copper'.

- alexkupfer

Kupfer Last Name Facts

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

Kupfer (Russian: Купфер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Küpfer or Kűpfer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kupfer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,805th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 706,226 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kupfer reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kupfer is also the 3,159,357th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 13 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 6,930 people, or 1 in 11,617. In Germany Kupfer is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 27 percent reside, Saxony, where 17 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany Kupfer exists in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Kupfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kupfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kupfer last name grew 1,116 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kupfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kupfer surname are 43.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.04% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küpfer941,237/
Kűpfer941/
Kuepfer92984/
Kupfert9244/
Kupffer9243/
Kupfere926/
Koupfer923/
Kupfeir922/
Kuipfer921/
Keupfer920/
Kaupfer920/
Kuppfer920/
Kuper918,967/
Kufer91593/
Kuiper8320,271/
Kupper835,519/
Kipfer833,073/
Kuyper832,677/
Kaufer831,902/
Keuper831,580/
Kuffer831,513/
Kauper83900/
Kueper83369/
Kupere83239/
Kufert8368/
Kouper8362/
Keufer8348/
Kufere8331/
Kuefer8322/
Koufer8317/
Kupier8310/
Khuper837/
Kupeer835/
Kuifer835/
Kupher834/
Cupfer833/
Kuperd831/
Kupeir831/
Kuuper831/
Kutper831/
Kubfer830/
Kupferová803/
Kuijper773,264/
Kuepper77715/
Kauffer77524/
Koepfer77354/
Kueffer77333/
Kaufert77195/
Keuffer77179/
Kushper77142/
Kuppert77115/
Kiepfer7778/
Kaupper7773/
Kuspert7751/
Kaupere7750/
Kuszper7743/
Kuipper7723/
Koupere7717/
Keupper7716/
Kaufher7715/
Khupert7710/
Kupeire779/
Küpfert777/
Kuepher772/
Kipfeer772/
Keufert772/
Khufere772/
Kuspere771/
Kuepeer771/
Kuiperh771/
Koupper771/
Kipffer771/
Keupert771/
Kupierz771/
Koupeur771/
Koupier771/
Ckuiper771/
Kuiffer771/
Kuupper770/
Kuhfehr770/
Kuipert770/
Kussfer770/
Kaufier770/
Keufier770/
Kuypher770/
Kiper736,638/
Küper733,695/
Kifer732,619/
Cuper732,587/
Kufre731,522/
Küfer73170/
Cufer7363/
Kupre7330/
Kupir7310/
Kufir731/
Kauppert71133/
Kuperova7164/
Kuperová7150/
Kaufherr7134/
Kuuspere7119/
Kauffert719/
Kuferova712/
Koeppfer710/
Kuizpper710/
Kuchfert710/
Kiefer6750,941/
Küpper6712,479/
Kipper677,096/
Couper674,620/
Kiffer672,916/
Kooper672,572/
Kieper671,524/
Cauper671,421/
Küffer67951/
Cupper67524/
Koeper67458/
Cuiper67268/
Cuyper6774/
Koefer6761/
Kupior6726/
Cuffer6718/
Quifer6716/
Koofer6713/
Cuefer6713/
Khifer679/
Cusper675/
Khupre674/
Cupert674/
Cupier674/
Kupperová674/
Kufair674/
Coufer673/
Kipher673/
Cufeur673/
Kifier673/
Quiper673/
Quuper673/
Cupere672/
Cutfer672/
Caufer672/
Kufferová672/
Kuppir671/
Kuiperová671/
Cupher671/
Kaufre671/
Kauferová671/
Kifeer671/
Khupir671/
Kupperova671/
Kűffer671/
Cupeer671/
Kuffre671/
Cueper670/

Kupfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kupfer in the Russian language
Купферkupfer-

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