Rupert Surname
Approximately 15,003 people bear this surname
Rupert Surname Definition:
The Ger. Ruprecht, a variant of Robert, q.v.
“Knecht Ruprecht” or “Rupert” is a children’s bugbear in Germany.
Rupert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,653 | 1:31,104 | 3,875 |
| Canada | 1,047 | 1:35,192 | 4,502 |
| France | 538 | 1:123,462 | 18,721 |
| Netherlands | 517 | 1:32,664 | 5,444 |
| Slovenia | 170 | 1:14,633 | 3,449 |
| Croatia | 104 | 1:40,660 | 8,130 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| Poland | 83 | 1:457,937 | 46,478 |
| Malaysia | 82 | 1:359,686 | 19,062 |
| Guyana | 74 | 1:10,300 | 1,534 |
| Czechia | 74 | 1:143,696 | 22,443 |
| Hungary | 70 | 1:140,233 | 12,855 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67 | 1:121,697 | 16,585 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 59 | 1:23,118 | 2,593 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Nauru | 2 | 1:5,940 | 420 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,279 | 1:22,035 | 2,770 |
Rupert (59,702) may also be a first name.
Rupert Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The Ger. Ruprecht, a variant of Robert, q.v.
“Knecht Ruprecht” or “Rupert” is a children’s bugbear in Germany.
“Bright in Council” (“Rath Bert”) in Old German.
(English) Descendant of Rupert (fame, bright).
Rupert Demographics
Average Male Rupert Height
177.15 cm
Average Female Rupert Height
159.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Rupert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rupert Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rupert (Marathi: रुपट, Russian: Руперт) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Rupert click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rupert? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,236th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 485,739 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Rupert are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rupert is also the 15,917th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 59,702 people.
The last name Rupert is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 11,653 people, or 1 in 31,104. In The United States Rupert is most common in: Nevada, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Rupert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rupert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rupert surname expanded 511 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 242 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rupert Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rupert surname are 17.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.76% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rupert earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8% more than the national average, earning R 256,644 per year; in United States they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $41,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $46,970 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruppert | 92 | 23,309 | / |
| Reupert | 92 | 343 | / |
| Ruperte | 92 | 117 | / |
| Ruepert | 92 | 97 | / |
| Ruperts | 92 | 62 | / |
| Roupert | 92 | 26 | / |
| Raupert | 92 | 11 | / |
| Ruphert | 92 | 7 | / |
| Rupertt | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ruspert | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruperth | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ruper | 91 | 375 | / |
| Rouppert | 86 | 135 | / |
| Ruppertz | 86 | 44 | / |
| Reuppert | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ruppertt | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rupperth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rupperts | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ruippert | 86 | 0 | / |
| Rupperte | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ripert | 83 | 2,742 | / |
| Rupere | 83 | 757 | / |
| Rupper | 83 | 323 | / |
| Reuper | 83 | 254 | / |
| Ruport | 83 | 199 | / |
| Rupear | 83 | 120 | / |
| Ruperd | 83 | 107 | / |
| Rupret | 83 | 46 | / |
| Rupart | 83 | 33 | / |
| Rauper | 83 | 12 | / |
| Rupfer | 83 | 7 | / |
| Ruyper | 83 | 3 | / |
| Rouper | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rupher | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rusper | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rupier | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rupertová | 80 | 88 | / |
| Ruppertph | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rippert | 77 | 1,511 | / |
| Riepert | 77 | 385 | / |
| Rupreht | 77 | 109 | / |
| Roepert | 77 | 51 | / |
| Ruppart | 77 | 37 | / |
| Raupfer | 77 | 25 | / |
| Ruijper | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ruppier | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ruddper | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rupport | 77 | 3 | / |
| Roupret | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ruipere | 77 | 2 | / |
| Raupper | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rüppert | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raupeer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reupart | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ruperds | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ruppere | 77 | 0 | / |
| Raupher | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rupherd | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ruppret | 77 | 0 | / |
| Roupere | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ruppertová | 75 | 53 | / |
| Ruppertova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rupre | 73 | 25 | / |
| Rheuport | 71 | 33 | / |
| Rouphier | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rouspetr | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rupheare | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ruppreht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rhueport | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reuppart | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rooppert | 71 | 0 | / |
| Roeper | 67 | 1,358 | / |
| Rupard | 67 | 891 | / |
| Rupire | 67 | 318 | / |
| Ripart | 67 | 274 | / |
| Rooper | 67 | 212 | / |
| Riport | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ruppre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruppretht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rupord | 67 | 1 | / |
Rupert Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rupert in the Marathi language | ||
| रुपट | rupata | 42.86 |
| रुबर्ट | rubarta | 14.29 |
| रुपेतर् | rupetar | 14.29 |
| रुपेटर् | rupetar | 14.29 |
| रूपर्ट | ruparta | 14.29 |
| Rupert in the Russian language | ||
| Руперт | rupert | - |
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