Capers Surname

78,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Capers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Capers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1551:58,8896,972
England331:1,688,42669,999
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8471:59,2906,550

Capers (219) may also be a first name.

Capers Last Name Facts

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

Capers is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Capers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 78,442nd most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,170,502 people. The last name Capers is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Capers are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 609,814th most commonly used first name globally, held by 219 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 6,155 people, or 1 in 58,889. In The United States Capers is most common in: South Carolina, where 17 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Georgia, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States Capers is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Capers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Capers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Capers last name expanded 727 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Capers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Capers surname are 0.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.1% registered with the party.

The amount Capers earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 10.25% less than the national average, earning R 213,276 per year and in United States they earn 12.92% less than the national average, earning $37,574 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caspers925,956/
Caupers92146/
Cappers92145/
Chapers925/
Caphers923/
Caypers921/
Capoers921/
Capiers921/
Caperss921/
Caspersz86315/
Chappers8611/
Casperse861/
Scappers860/
Kapers83113/
Copers8370/
Sapers8369/
Capars835/
Zapers831/
Capirs831/
Capors830/
Jaspers779,189/
Kappers771,265/
Coppers77525/
Kaipers77169/
Coopers77135/
Kaupers7797/
Caparrs7787/
Cuipers7757/
Kaphers7716/
Kaperst777/
Zappers771/
Coypers771/
Kapears771/
Sappers770/
Kaepers770/
Coupers770/
Chapirs770/
Jasperse711,168/
Kaippers7124/
Cooperse7119/
Cheipers7111/
Quatpers714/
Scoopers712/
Kasperse711/
Cooppers711/
Scoppers711/
Kappfers711/
Sayphers710/
Cuippers710/
Sopers67107/
Kepers6797/
Kopers6731/
Köpers674/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Capers
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