Rupert Surname

35,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,6531:31,1043,875
Canada1,0471:35,1924,502
France5381:123,46218,721
Netherlands5171:32,6645,444
Slovenia1701:14,6333,449
Croatia1041:40,6608,130
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Poland831:457,93746,478
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
Guyana741:10,3001,534
Czechia741:143,69622,443
Hungary701:140,23312,855
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Trinidad and Tobago591:23,1182,593
Australia511:529,32739,816
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
England461:1,211,26256,182
Austria251:340,61736,996
India241:31,961,058386,265
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Wales41:773,63329,106
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Nauru21:5,940420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2791:22,0352,770

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Bright in Council” (“Rath Bert”) in Old Ger­man.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Rupert (fame, bright).

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

Rupert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rupert (Marathi: रुपट, Russian: Руперт) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rupert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 35,236th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,739 people. Rupert is predominantly found 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. It is also the 15,917th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 59,702 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 11,653 people, or 1 in 31,104. In The United States Rupert is most numerous in: Nevada, where 9 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 75 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Rupert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rupert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Rupert last name increased 511 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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 Republicans than the national average, with 64.76% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruppert9223,309/
Reupert92343/
Ruperte92117/
Ruepert9297/
Ruperts9262/
Roupert9226/
Raupert9211/
Ruphert927/
Rupertt923/
Ruspert921/
Ruperth921/
Ruper91375/
Rouppert86135/
Ruppertz8644/
Reuppert864/
Ruppertt863/
Rupperth861/
Rupperts860/
Ruippert860/
Rupperte860/
Ripert832,742/
Rupere83757/
Rupper83323/
Reuper83254/
Ruport83199/
Rupear83120/
Ruperd83107/
Rupret8346/
Rupart8333/
Rauper8312/
Rupfer837/
Ruyper833/
Rouper831/
Rupher831/
Rusper830/
Rupier830/
Rupertová8088/
Ruppertph801/
Rippert771,511/
Riepert77385/
Rupreht77109/
Roepert7751/
Ruppart7737/
Raupfer7725/
Ruijper7719/
Ruppier7711/
Ruddper776/
Rupport773/
Roupret773/
Ruipere772/
Raupper771/
Rüppert771/
Raupeer771/
Reupart771/
Ruperds770/
Ruppere770/
Raupher770/
Rupherd770/
Ruppret770/
Roupere770/
Ruppertová7553/
Ruppertova751/
Rupre7325/
Rheuport7133/
Rouphier713/
Rouspetr712/
Rupheare711/
Ruppreht711/
Rhueport711/
Reuppart710/
Rooppert710/
Roeper671,358/
Rupard67891/
Rupire67318/
Ripart67274/
Rooper67212/
Riport6714/
Ruppre675/
Ruppretht671/
Rupord671/

Rupert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rupert in the Marathi language
रुपटrupata42.86
रुबर्टrubarta14.29
रुपेतर्rupetar14.29
रुपेटर्rupetar14.29
रूपर्टruparta14.29
Rupert in the Russian language
Рупертrupert-

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