Culper Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Culper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Culper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Culper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Culper occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Culper? popularity and diffusion

Culper is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Culper occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Culper are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Culper is most common in: Georgia, where 50 percent are found, New Mexico, where 25 percent are found and New York, where 25 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found.

Culper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Culper has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Culper last name fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Culpert9235/
Culpper9212/
Culpher9212/
Coulper926/
Culpe9125/
Coulpier86374/
Sculpher86128/
Cullpher860/
Culpeher860/
Kulper83334/
Colper836/
Coulpe831/
Sulper831/
Culpes831/
Sulpher77104/
Colpier7722/
Culphey774/
Colpper771/
Zulpher771/
Culpett770/
Culpech770/
Culpa731,461/
Kulpe73584/
Culpi73222/
Colpe7368/
Koulpeur711/
Soulpher710/
Zolper67473/
Khulpe6770/
Kolper6752/
Culpit6711/
Culpay679/
Cullpa677/
Culpis674/
Kulpet672/
Culhpa671/
Kulperová671/
Colpey671/

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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 Culper
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