Carper Surname

61,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,225 people bear this surname

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

Carper Surname User-submission:

Carper is the Anglicized form of the German surname Koerber/Korber/Körber, a name for a basket maker. Carper is also a variant of Dutch surname Corper/Korper, which is the Dutch version of Körber, of the same derivative.

Carper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0171:45,2115,522
Netherlands781:216,50229,188
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England191:2,932,529101,561
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2151:41,3324,843

The alternate forms: Çarper (1) are calculated separately.

Carper (37) may also be a first name.

Carper Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Carper is the Anglicized form of the German surname Koerber/Korber/Körber, a name for a basket maker. Carper is also a variant of Dutch surname Corper/Korper, which is the Dutch version of Körber, of the same derivative.

- charlesman

Carper Last Name Facts

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

Carper (Arabic: كربير) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Çarper. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carper? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carper is the 61,143rd most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 886,024 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Carper reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Carper is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 37 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 8,017 people, or 1 in 45,211. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 6 percent reside, West Virginia, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Carper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carper has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 660 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Carper surname are 20.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.24% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $40,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.17% less than the national average, earning $43,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çarper941/
Carpier92429/
Scarper9237/
Charper924/
Carperr922/
Carpert922/
Carpper922/
Caerper920/
Carpe912,352/
Charpher861/
Carpes833,888/
Karper83858/
Sarper83773/
Carpet83499/
Carpea83283/
Corper83252/
Carppe8371/
Zarper8353/
Carpez8349/
Cörper8347/
Carpee8338/
Carpey8332/
Carpeh8331/
Carpie8310/
Ccarpe839/
Jarper834/
Cahrpe831/
Carpre831/
Coerper77273/
Corpier77170/
Kharper77123/
Coorper7738/
Karpert7724/
Karpfer775/
Karpier773/
Carpets772/
Carrpet771/
Jarpere771/
Courper771/
Charpre771/
Corpere771/
Karpere771/
Carphey770/
Carpair770/
Hjarper770/
Karpe7324,261/
Carpi734,912/
Corpe731,667/
Carpy73468/
Carpa73313/
Carpé733/
Carpí731/
Karpierz71771/
Carpeitz712/
Quarpier711/
Corpertt711/
Corppere711/
Carpio67137,171/
Karpeh672,631/
Kerper671,471/
Corpes67845/
Körper67766/
Corpez67551/
Carpiz67520/
Karpee67518/
Kharpe67488/
Karpey67441/
Corpet67354/
Carpay67269/
Korper67200/
Karphe67134/
Carpis67132/
Karpie6799/
Corpee6795/
Karppe6759/
Karpei6720/
Ccarpi6715/
Carpai6711/
Karpir677/
Karpea677/
Corpie676/
Sorper676/
Carpid675/
Karpre673/
Kaarpe673/
Carpaa673/
Carpit673/
Karpej673/
Carppi672/
Carpii672/
Carpip672/
Karpeć672/
Kahrpe671/
Karrpe671/
Carrpa671/
Corpea671/
Corpre671/
Karped671/
Carpoi671/
Corpir671/
Jorper671/
Corpey670/

Carper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carper in the Arabic language
كربيرkrbyr-

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Carper Reference & Research

Carper FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Carper FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Carper
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