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 surname Kuyper is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuyper? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kuyper is the 162,470th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,722,281 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Kuyper reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kuyper is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,289 people, or 1 in 13,101. In The Netherlands Kuyper is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 36 percent are found, South Holland, where 19 percent are found and Gelderland, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Kuyper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kuyper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kuyper surname grew 1,371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 with the Republican Party 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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