Kuypers Surname

88,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kuypers Surname User-submission:

(Dutch) The Kuypers surname comes from the word for 'copper'. It could be used for a 'copper miner' or a 'copper smith'.

Kuypers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,3551:7,171838
Belgium1,0591:10,8561,581
Germany5151:156,32118,676
United States4431:818,19262,826
Canada3181:115,86712,291
Australia2291:117,88513,036
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
France701:948,896108,010
England661:844,21344,691
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kuypers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch) The Kuypers surname comes from the word for 'copper'. It could be used for a 'copper miner' or a 'copper smith'.

- cid1837

Kuypers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuypers is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuypers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 88,673rd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,345,807 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kuypers are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,355 people, or 1 in 7,171. In The Netherlands Kuypers is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 39 percent live, Limburg, where 21 percent live and South Holland, where 11 percent live. Barring The Netherlands Kuypers exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Kuypers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kuypers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuypers surname expanded 3,692 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 264 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kuypers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kuypers are 16.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.73% registered with the party.

The amount Kuypers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.15% less than the national average, earning R 192,132 per year; in United States they earn 14.73% more than the national average, earning $49,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $52,825 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuiypers931/
Kupers92665/
Kypers9224/
Kuipers8621,022/
Cuypers867,715/
Kuppers86633/
Kuepers86219/
Keupers86126/
Kaupers8697/
Kupfers8617/
Kujpers864/
Koypers863/
Kutpers862/
Kupiers861/
Kupeurs861/
Kuspers861/
Kuupers861/
Kuprs831/
Kuijpers809,503/
Kueppers80620/
Kuippers8022/
Keuppers802/
Kujipers801/
Kuispers801/
Kuiipers801/
Kuiepers801/
Kuppiers801/
Kuppfers801/
Cuyphers800/
Cupers77400/
Küpers77340/
Kipers77156/
Kepers7797/
Kuijpersj751/
Keepers711,032/
Kippers71641/
Keppers71475/
Cuppers71270/
Kaipers71169/
Caupers71146/
Cuipers7157/
Kespers7144/
Cuepers7130/
Keipers7125/
Quipers7120/
Kephers7119/
Koopers712/
Kapears711/
Koepers711/
Kupferschd711/
Caypers711/
Cuphers711/
Cuïpers711/
Cüypers711/
Coypers711/
Coupers710/
Kaepers710/
Cuijpers672,256/
Ceuppers6728/
Kaippers6724/
Cueppers678/
Kooperse675/
Kuijpersová671/
Koeppers671/
Cuippers670/
Keeppers670/

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