Clappen Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Clappen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clappen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa971:558,53343,702
England71:7,959,723202,100
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Clappen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clappen is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Clappen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clappen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,775,494th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Clappen are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 558,533. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 49 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Besides South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Clappen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clappen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Clappen last name decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clappen Last Name Statistics demography

Clappen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 93% more than the national average, earning R 458,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clapen920/
Clappin8646/
Slappen862/
Clapien861/
Cloppen860/
Chellappen8246/
Cleppien8014/
Cellapen802/
Klappaen802/
Kliappen801/
Clapping800/
Clapin77197/
Slapen771/
Clopen770/
Klapen770/
Chellapen75209/
Sellappen7510/
Kleppen71309/
Klaypen7136/
Kloppen7130/
Klaipen712/
Kladpen711/
Claupin711/
Klaapen710/
Clopien710/
Claspin710/
Klaypenh6761/
Klaipeng6711/
Kleppien677/
Klabpaen676/
Klapping675/
Sellapen673/
Klaypeng673/
Klaiphen672/
Schlapin671/
Slapping670/
Schlopen670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Clappen
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