Humper Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Humper Surname Definition:

HUMPER: Walter Humper, exiled Covenanter from Damellington, was drowned in shipwreck off Orkney, 1679 (Hanna, II, p. 253). The name is a variant of English Hamper, a maker of hanapers (Old French hanapier), baskets or hampers in which writs were deposited in Court of Chancery.

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Humper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Humper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

HUMPER: Walter Humper, exiled Covenanter from Damellington, was drowned in shipwreck off Orkney, 1679 (Hanna, II, p. 253). The name is a variant of English Hamper, a maker of hanapers (Old French hanapier), baskets or hampers in which writs were deposited in Court of Chancery.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Humper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Humper is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Humper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Humper is the 2,605,694th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. Humper is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Humper live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,517,423. In Ukraine Humper is most frequent in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 67 percent are found, Kirovohrad Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Chernihiv Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Not including Ukraine Humper is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Humper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Humper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Humper last name increased 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Humper Last Name Statistics demography

Humper earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.55% less than the national average, earning $35,578 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humpert923,260/
Humpfer92180/
Humpher929/
Chumper922/
Humpe91275/
Umper9112/
Chumpert861/
Choumper861/
Chumpear861/
Humphier860/
Humphere860/
Humphert860/
Jumper834,168/
Chumpe83329/
Gumper83206/
Houmpe8328/
Oumper8315/
Homper836/
Humpre835/
Humpie833/
Humppe833/
Himper832/
Hunper832/
Umpere832/
Umpier832/
Humped832/
Humphe831/
Umpert831/
Humpeh831/
Khumpe831/
Humpey830/
Humpea830/
Umpher830/
Umpe80299/
Humpherjs801/
Humpire771,961/
Gumpper77300/
Hümpfer77115/
Gumpher77107/
Gumpfer77102/
Humphey7761/
Humphre7723/
Chumpet7715/
Chumpee7710/
Umpierr775/
Humphir774/
Khumpee774/
Jumpper772/
Chomper772/
Humpfey771/
Chumpie771/
Hunpeur771/
Houmpeh771/
Humphes770/
Humpess770/
Umphere770/
Humphie770/
Hompher770/
Umpherd770/
Huber73267,037/
Hunpe731,363/
Huver731,122/
Humpa73638/
Imper73358/
Umpes73353/
Gumpe73237/
Umpey73157/
Hompe73146/
Umpie7355/
Jumpe7354/
Humpi737/
Omper734/
Ümper734/
Umpei734/
Umpet733/
Umpir732/
Oumpe732/
Unper731/
Umphe731/
Humpy730/
Humppire7163/
Humpesch7153/
Humpheys7148/
Chumphet7142/
Chumpech717/
Houmpehe715/
Chumpeth715/
Khumphee712/
Khunpear712/
Huenpear712/
Chompher711/
Humphess711/
Humphiey711/
Huimpire711/
Umpierrz711/
Hunphier710/
Hubert6798,066/
Hauber676,484/
Chumpi672,114/
Hujber671,525/
Chumpa671,036/
Umpire67624/
Hauver67576/
Heuver67575/
Humpay67433/
Houver67409/
Jumpee67239/
Hubier67203/
Humppi67137/
Huiber67127/
Huyver67124/
Heuber67105/
Chuber6782/
Huberd6773/
Hutber6745/
Khuber6736/
Haumpy6736/
Huđber6736/
Houber6734/
Huyber6733/
Humpid6733/
Chuver6721/
Chumpetch6718/
Humphy6715/
Jimper6711/
Junper678/
Oumpie678/
Hubere676/
Jumpei675/
Hubeer673/
Chompe673/
Humpha672/
Houmpa672/
Umphir672/
Huberh672/
Hounpe672/
Oummpe672/
Hompee672/
Husenpeer671/
Gunper671/
Umphey671/
Ahuber671/
Hunpei671/
Hunpeh671/
Huberz671/
Humpit671/
Umpìre671/
Goumpe671/
Gumpee671/
Umphet671/
Aumpet671/
Jumpej671/
Husber671/
Hubher670/
Umphes670/
Gumpey670/
Impper670/

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