Kerper Surname

265,828th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,471 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kerper Surname User-submission:

Germanic: Kerber is most likely a variant of the occupational surname Körber, meaning basket weaver. Applied as a metonymic occupational name for a basket maker or for a peddler who carried his wares around in a basket. In Bavaria it also denoted the occupant of a laborer's cottage built with wattle (i.

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Kerper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7391:490,47241,410
Liberia5091:8,661992
Germany941:856,44161,781
Hungary721:136,33712,556
Austria231:370,23639,193
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

Kerper (68) may also be a first name.

Kerper Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Germanic: Kerber is most likely a variant of the occupational surname Körber, meaning basket weaver. Applied as a metonymic occupational name for a basket maker or for a peddler who carried his wares around in a basket. In Bavaria it also denoted the occupant of a laborer's cottage built with wattle (i.e. interwoven twigs) and daub.

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Kerper Last Name Facts

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

Kerper is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerper? popularity and diffusion

Kerper is the 265,828th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,954,144 people. Kerper occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Kerper are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 68 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 739 people, or 1 in 490,472. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 36 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 35 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Kerper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerper surname grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kerper surname are 15.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Kerper earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.7% more than the national average, earning $48,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.74% more than the national average, earning $79,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koerper92613/
Kerpert9221/
Kerpper925/
Keerper920/
Kierper920/
Kierpier861/
Kerrpert861/
Karper83858/
Körper83766/
Korper83200/
Kreper8352/
Kirper8311/
Cerper837/
Kerperova806/
Krepper77507/
Coerper77273/
Kharper77123/
Körpert77115/
Caerper770/
Cherper770/
Kirpper770/
Körperth713/
Carper678,225/
Corper67252/
Cörper6747/
Creper679/
Karpir677/
Körperová671/
Quirper6222/
Crepper622/
Carpper622/
Carperr622/
Cırpır5014/
Corpir501/

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