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
Average Male Kupfer Height
175.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kupfer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kupfer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kupfer (Russian: Купфер) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Küpfer or Kűpfer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kupfer? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,805th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 706,226 people. This 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. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.
The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 6,930 people, or 1 in 11,617. In Germany Kupfer is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 27 percent live, Saxony, where 17 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent live. Not including Germany it is found 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 rose 1,116 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kupfer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kupfer last name are 43.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US 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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