Zapfe Surname
Approximately 1,035 people bear this surname
Zapfe Surname User-submission:
South German: from the Middle High German zapfe 'bung', 'stopper', hence a metonymic occupational name for a taverner, or perhaps a nickname for an inebriate (drunk).
Zapfe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 615 | 1:130,903 | 15,935 |
| United States | 338 | 1:1,072,364 | 78,128 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Zapfe Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
South German: from the Middle High German zapfe 'bung', 'stopper', hence a metonymic occupational name for a taverner, or perhaps a nickname for an inebriate (drunk).
- ftellessonZapfe Demographics
Average Zapfe Salary in
United States
$39,806 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zapfe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zapfe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zapfe is most common in Germany. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zapfe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 352,108th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,041,107 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Zapfe reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 615 people, or 1 in 130,903. In Germany Zapfe is mostly found in: Thuringia, where 43 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Zapfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zapfe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,536 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zapfe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Zapfe last name are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.72% being registered with the party.
The amount Zapfe earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning $39,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.43% more than the national average, earning $66,293 CAD per year.
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