Kuyper Surname

162,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kuyper Surname Definition:

“Cooper” in Dutch.

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Kuyper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2891:13,1011,908
United States1,0011:362,09732,264
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Canada741:497,91342,460
Australia531:509,35338,491
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
England311:1,797,35772,927
Belgium201:574,83253,219
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

Kuyper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Cooper” in Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch) The cask maker, a cooper.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Means cooper or barrel-maker.

- kschmi

Kuyper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuyper is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuyper? popularity and diffusion

It is the 162,470th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,722,281 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Kuyper live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kuyper is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,289 people, or 1 in 13,101. In The Netherlands Kuyper is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 36 percent reside, South Holland, where 19 percent reside and Gelderland, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Kuyper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kuyper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kuyper surname expanded 1,371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kuyper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuyper last name are 27.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.88% registered with the political party.

The amount Kuyper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 131.64% more than the national average, earning 801,673 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.12% more than the national average, earning R 404,268 per year; in United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $50,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuiyper921/
Kuypher920/
Kuper918,967/
Kyper911,035/
Kuiper8320,271/
Kupfer8310,319/
Kupper835,519/
Keuper831,580/
Kauper83900/
Kueper83369/
Kupere83239/
Cuyper8374/
Kouper8362/
Kypfer8330/
Kayper8328/
Kypper8314/
Keyper8310/
Kupier8310/
Khuper837/
Kupeer835/
Kupher834/
Koyper832/
Kuperd831/
Kupeir831/
Kuuper831/
Kutper831/
Kupr80187/
Kypr80116/
Kuijper773,264/
Kuepfer77984/
Kuepper77715/
Kushper77142/
Kuppert77115/
Kaupper7773/
Kuspert7751/
Kaupere7750/
Kupfert7744/
Kuszper7743/
Kuipper7723/
Koupere7717/
Keupper7716/
Kaypper7713/
Khupert7710/
Kupeire779/
Kupfere776/
Koupfer773/
Kuepher772/
Kupfeir772/
Kuipfer771/
Kuspere771/
Kuepeer771/
Kuiperh771/
Koupper771/
Keupert771/
Kupierz771/
Koupeur771/
Koupier771/
Kuiiper771/
Ckuiper771/
Keypper771/
Keupfer770/
Kuupper770/
Kuipert770/
Kaupfer770/
Keuoper770/
Kuppfer770/
Kiper736,638/
Küper733,695/
Cuper732,587/
Keper73325/
Kupre7330/
Kypyr7324/
Kupir7310/
Kypre733/
Kuppr732/
Kaupr731/
Khupr731/
Kuzpr731/
Kauppert71133/
Kuperova7164/
Kuperová7150/
Kuuspere7119/
Kyperova716/
Kuizpper710/
Kipper677,096/
Couper674,620/
Keiper674,021/
Kipfer673,073/
Kooper672,572/
Kieper671,524/
Cauper671,421/
Küpfer671,237/
Keeper671,201/
Kepper671,185/
Cupper67524/
Koeper67458/
Kaiper67397/
Kepfer67273/
Cuiper67268/
Kepher67255/
Kepert67152/
Kajper6762/
Kepere6751/
Kupior6726/
Kipere6721/
Käpper6721/
Kapeer6713/
Kayperová677/
Cusper675/
Khupre674/
Cupert674/
Cupier674/
Kepeer674/
Kupperová674/
Kheper673/
Keaper673/
Kupferová673/
Kipher673/
Kaeper673/
Cupfer673/
Keperh673/
Quiper673/
Quuper673/
Cupere672/
Kejper671/
Kepeur671/
Kipger671/
Kapear671/
Kuppir671/
Kuiperová671/
Kuiprr671/
Cupher671/
Queper671/
Khupir671/
Kioper671/
Kupperova671/
Käpfer671/
Cupeer671/
Kiyapr671/
Cayper671/
Khypyr671/
Kiperd670/
Kepear670/
Cueper670/

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