Wuppermann Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wuppermann Surname User-submission:

The Wuppermann surname (and Wupperman, which is the US lineage, where one n had been taken off) has its origin from the valley of the Wupper river in Germany. When they first emerged from the darkness of the Middle Ages around 1450 and 300 years later they owned the farm 'at the Wupper' in Wuppertal-Barmen, where they initially made a living in agriculture and yarn bleaching.

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Wuppermann Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Wüppermann (22) are calculated separately.

Wuppermann Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wuppermann surname (and Wupperman, which is the US lineage, where one n had been taken off) has its origin from the valley of the Wupper river in Germany. When they first emerged from the darkness of the Middle Ages around 1450 and 300 years later they owned the farm 'at the Wupper' in Wuppertal-Barmen, where they initially made a living in agriculture and yarn bleaching.

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Wuppermann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wuppermann occurs most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms: Wüppermann. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuppermann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,491,356th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Wuppermann live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wuppermann is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 745,421. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and Hamburg, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wüppermann9722/
Wupperman9552/
Wippermann902,608/
Whippermann860/
Wipperman84544/
Whipperman80129/
Wippermonn800/
Wiperman780/
Vipperman74821/
Whiperman740/
Wipporman740/
Viperman674/
Vipparman631/
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