Kelper Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Kelper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Kelper (16) may also be a first name.

Kelper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kelper is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelper? popularity and diffusion

Kelper is the 3,882,373rd most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Kelper live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 16 people.

The last name Kelper is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States Kelper is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 41 percent live, Tennessee, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States Kelper is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Kelper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kelper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kelper surname decreased 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kelper Last Name Statistics demography

Kelper earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.02% less than the national average, earning $27,606 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuelper92119/
Koelper9262/
Kelpper922/
Kelpfer921/
Klper912/
Kellpper861/
Koelpfer861/
Külper83701/
Kilper83577/
Kleper83163/
Celper8318/
Klpper8315/
Kylper836/
Kölper833/
Klepper774,837/
Klepfer77786/
Kilpert77180/
Kilpper77118/
Klepert7741/
Chelper7713/
Klepere7712/
Kühlper775/
Klepher772/
Kilpher771/
Kllpper771/
Kleppert7163/
Kilppert712/
Kleppier710/
Kleperova6721/
Cleper6713/
Chehelper671/
Klepperová636/
Clepper621,044/
Clepier6222/
Quilper622/
Clepere621/
Chilper620/
Clepfer620/
Cleppert5720/
Kilpirova5311/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kelper
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