Kepper Surname
Approximately 1,185 people bear this surname
Kepper Surname Definition:
KEPPAR: Kennach filius Keppar, juror on inquisition made at Banff, 1342 (REA,, I, p. 73). William Keppar had a precept of remission for offences committed by him, 1536 (RSS., II, 2114).
Kepper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 542 | 1:148,534 | 17,848 |
| United States | 301 | 1:1,204,183 | 85,676 |
| Australia | 73 | 1:369,804 | 30,692 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 131 | 1:383,349 | 28,717 |
Kepper (34) may also be a first name.
Kepper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
KEPPAR: Kennach filius Keppar, juror on inquisition made at Banff, 1342 (REA,, I, p. 73). William Keppar had a precept of remission for offences committed by him, 1536 (RSS., II, 2114).
Kepper Demographics
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Kepper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kepper Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kepper (Russian: Кеппер) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kepper click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kepper? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kepper is the 316,396th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 6,149,828 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Kepper live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 34 people.
The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 148,534. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 38 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany Kepper occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Kepper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kepper has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 230 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kepper Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kepper last name are 20.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.21% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kepper earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning $39,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.51% more than the national average, earning $69,812 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kepper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kepper in the Russian language | ||
| Кеппер | kepper | - |
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