Harps Surname

336,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Harps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8721:415,66436,087
Canada771:478,51441,057
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
England131:4,286,005132,302
France51:13,284,544357,392
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominica11:75,891912
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

Harps (72) may also be a first name.

Harps Last Name Facts

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

Harps is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Harps.

How Common Is The Last Name Harps? popularity and diffusion

Harps is the 336,565th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,655,293 people. Harps is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Harps are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 72 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 872 people, or 1 in 415,664. In The United States Harps is most common in: Maryland, where 13 percent reside, Georgia, where 13 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States Harps occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Harps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Harps surname grew 434 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Harps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Harps last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Harps surname are 8.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.41% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Harps earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.7% less than the national average, earning $35,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.74% less than the national average, earning $41,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harpst91503/
Hearps91162/
Harpsø9111/
Harrps913/
Harpse912/
Charps911/
Harp8920,211/
Arps891,752/
Harpsøe83126/
Harrpsø831/
Harpe802,745/
Harbs801,007/
Herps80301/
Harpf80228/
Earps80173/
Harpp80130/
Harpt80100/
Hearp8091/
Charp8059/
Jarps8038/
Horps8020/
Arpsh802/
Harph801/
Kharp801/
Hjarp801/
Harrp801/
Aharp801/
Ajrps801/
Arpse800/
Arpst800/
Haarp800/
Arp757,641/
Charpe73705/
Kharpe73488/
Harbst73331/
Garpås7318/
Herphs7312/
Aharpe732/
Khairp731/
Charpt731/
Harbsp731/
Hearbs731/
Harppe731/
Haurph730/
Harrvs730/
Harb6780,909/
Earp677,948/
Arpe671,391/
Erps67768/
Garp67210/
Arbs67144/
Harpøth67140/
Jarp6783/
Harv6760/
Arph6722/
Arpp6722/
Charppe674/
Arvs673/
Asrp672/
Horp671/
Hatrbst671/
Aurp671/
Hàrp671/
Hárp671/
Ohrp671/
Aarp671/
Arrp671/
Arhp671/
Atrp671/
Chharph671/

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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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  • 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 Harps
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