Kupferschmidt Surname

306,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kupferschmidt Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'copper-smith', a metal worker that works primarily with copper.

Kupferschmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6331:127,18115,508
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Austria1201:70,96210,845
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Poland941:404,34843,186
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Kupferschmidt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'copper-smith', a metal worker that works primarily with copper.

- paulkupferschmidt

Kupferschmidt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kupferschmidt is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kupferschmidt.

How Common Is The Last Name Kupferschmidt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kupferschmidt is the 306,799th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Kupferschmidt reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 633 people, or 1 in 127,181. In Germany Kupferschmidt is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Germany Kupferschmidt occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Austria, where 10 percent reside.

Kupferschmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kupferschmidt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kupferschmidt last name rose 728 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kupferschmidt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kupferschmidt surname are 32.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kupferschmidt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $49,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% more than the national average, earning $53,198 CAD per year.

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