Harpe Surname

159,002nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Harpe Surname User-submission:

It is a Nordic patronymic surname. It derived from the word hjerpe, meaning 'hazel grouse'.

Harpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1021:172,43517,384
Canada2051:179,73517,909
Netherlands1771:95,40815,599
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
England541:1,031,81650,675
France531:1,253,259128,888
Israel181:475,42436,085
Sweden151:656,45048,545
India141:54,790,384527,769
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Harpe (107) may also be a first name.

Harpe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Nordic patronymic surname. It derived from the word hjerpe, meaning 'hazel grouse'.

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Harpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harpe (Hindi: हरपे, Marathi: हरपे) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Harpe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 159,002nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,654,844 people. The last name Harpe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Harpe live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Harpe is also the 910,230th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 107 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,102 people, or 1 in 172,435. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 21 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside.

Harpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harpe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,362 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harpe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Harpe last name is chiefly Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Harpe last name are 27.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.42% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Harpe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $40,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.72% less than the national average, earning $45,845 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harper91235,899/
Charpe91705/
Kharpe91488/
Harpes91127/
Harpet9133/
Harpea9122/
Harpie9119/
Hjarpe917/
Harpee916/
Harpey914/
Aharpe912/
Harpez912/
Harpeh911/
Harpeć911/
Harpeș911/
Harppe911/
Harpep910/
Harpge910/
Harp8920,211/
Arpe891,391/
Charpie83276/
Harpest83122/
Harpper8319/
Charpey8312/
Harpeer8310/
Charpeh8310/
Harpfer838/
Charpea835/
Harrper834/
Harperr834/
Charper834/
Charppe834/
Harpeet833/
Haarper833/
Hatrper833/
Harpher831/
Charpes831/
Hairper831/
Harpess831/
Harphey831/
Charpet831/
Harps801,095/
Herpe801,092/
Harpa80591/
Harpy80590/
Arpie80374/
Arppe80233/
Harpf80228/
Harpi80183/
Șarpe80136/
Harpp80130/
Harpt80100/
Arpey8096/
Hearp8091/
Jarpe8090/
Garpe8064/
Charp8059/
Arpea8046/
Arper8038/
Arpei8029/
Arpee8029/
Arpez8029/
Arpes8026/
Arpfe8017/
Horpe8014/
Arpet803/
Aurpe802/
Arphe802/
Earpe801/
Kharp801/
Harph801/
Aarpe801/
Arpeh801/
Hjarp801/
Harpă801/
Harrp801/
Aharp801/
Haarp800/
Charpher771/
Arp757,641/
Charpy731,862/
Charpa73462/
Hearps73162/
Horper73140/
Jarpee73130/
Kharpi7396/
D'Arpe7364/
Harpis7349/
Garpee7347/
Horpet7338/
Jarpey7317/
Hörper7316/
Charpi7313/
Harpsø7311/
Harpio739/
Herpie734/
Harpiy733/
Harrps733/
Arpets733/
Charps731/
Harpit731/
Harppa731/
Airepe731/
Arpesh731/
Arphey731/
Garpea731/
Khairp731/
Arhpey731/
Arpeth731/
Arphee731/
Charpt731/
Herpei731/
Arppeh731/
Harpid731/
Horped731/
Haurph730/
Harphy730/
Harb6780,909/
Arpa6716,714/
Earp677,948/
Arpi673,912/
Arps671,752/
Orpe67816/
Erpe67479/
Garp67210/
Harpøth67140/
Härpfer67117/
Jarp6783/
Arpy6772/
Harv6760/
Charpiy6748/
Horphet6739/
Charpio6733/
Arpp6722/
Arph6722/
Harpish6714/
Charpay6713/
Horpeap6710/
Charppy679/
Harpist675/
Horpech675/
Arpí674/
Charpai672/
Chorpet672/
Asrp672/
Harpaha672/
Kharpai672/
Horp671/
Horzpea671/
Harphij671/
Harpooj671/
Aurp671/
Charphy671/
Garpeah671/
Hàrp671/
Hárp671/
Horpeth671/
Harppio671/
Harrpsø671/
Arpeggi671/
Ohrp671/
Aarp671/
Arrp671/
Arhp671/
Atrp671/
Chharph671/
Hourpet671/
Harpich670/

Harpe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harpe in the Hindi language
हरपेharape-
Harpe in the Marathi language
हरपेharape90
हारपेharape10

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Harpe Reference & Research

Harp DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Harp 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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harpe
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