Zapfe Surname

352,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6151:130,90315,935
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Canada501:736,91258,785
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

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).

- ftellesson

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Zapfee911/
Zapfie911/
Zapf8910,519/
Zafe893,684/
Zape892,779/
Zafer8020,898/
Zappe802,748/
Zapet80950/
Zazpe80298/
Zaper80123/
Zaphe80104/
Zaffe8079/
Zapea8065/
Zeafe8063/
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Zasper730/
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Cafe6713,095/
Zafy678,928/
Cape678,794/
Sape677,800/
Zapp674,969/
Safe674,291/
Jape673,652/
Zapa672,677/
Zaaf672,665/
Zope672,250/
Zopf672,012/
Zaif671,100/
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Zepe67500/
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Ziyafet6731/
Zaup6729/
Szaufer6725/
Ziaffie6725/
Zapfová6723/
Czaffer6723/
Zauf6719/
Zaupper6718/
Zaip6715/
Capf6713/
Zeaphey6712/
Rzap6712/
Zeaf6710/
Zaap677/
Sapf675/
Zhaf675/
Zapy675/
Dzhafet675/
Çape674/
Zaffeer673/
Rzaf673/
Zaiffer672/
Zabf672/
Szaffer672/
Zafh672/
Zavf672/
Zjaf672/
Zsaf672/
Zsap672/
Hzaf672/
Zschape671/
Zatf671/
Zawiepe671/
Zayifeh671/
Zaâf671/
Zapb671/
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Zahp671/
Szajfer671/
Czapper671/
Zhafeez671/
Zeap671/
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Zaphesh671/
Shapfie671/
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Zadf671/
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Zajp671/
Zazp671/
Zaçf671/
Zapz671/
Japf671/
Zafp670/
Shapfey670/
Shapfer670/

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