Klapfer Surname

1,095,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Austria

Klapfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klapfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1731:353,50741,760
Austria271:315,38635,058
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Klapfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Klapfer is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Klapfer? popularity and diffusion

Klapfer is the 1,095,216th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Klapfer reside; 77 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 77 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The surname Klapfer is most commonly used in Italy, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 353,507. In Italy Klapfer is most frequent in: Trentino-Alto Adige, where 100 percent live. Barring Italy it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Klapfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Klapfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klapfer last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klaper92262/
Klafer9211/
Klapper865,470/
Klopfer863,693/
Klöpfer861,661/
Klepfer86786/
Klaffer86188/
Klapeer8671/
Klapere8639/
Klafert8617/
Klaefer861/
Klasper860/
Klaufer860/
Clapfer860/
Kloepfer801,676/
Klappert801,413/
Kleopfer80189/
Klaffert8044/
Klopfert8030/
Klopffer8026/
Klöpffer8021/
Klaypear801/
Klaypher801/
Klaepper800/
Kleupfer800/
Kellaper800/
Kleper77163/
Kloper7794/
Klöfer7787/
Clafer7715/
Klefer7714/
Claper7710/
Klofer773/
Klafre772/
Kléper771/
Klaperová759/
Kloepffer757/
Klaiphetr751/
Kloeppfer751/
Killhafer750/
Klopper718,326/
Clapper716,444/
Klepper714,837/
Klöpper712,597/
Clapier711,710/
Clasper71894/
Kleffer71130/
Klöffer7115/
Klapperová7114/
Kleeper718/
Kloffer716/
Kloefer714/
Kleufer714/
Kloeper713/
Klopher712/
Clayper712/
Kleyfer712/
Klepher712/
Claffer711/
Klafair711/
Klopert711/
Klöpferová711/
Klosper711/
Clopfer711/
Kleuper711/
Khlaiphetr711/
Kleiper711/
Clauper711/
Clasfer711/
Clapher710/
Kleefer710/
Cleaper710/
Clazper710/
Clepfer710/
Kloepper67590/
Clappier67558/
Kloppert67248/
Killefer6769/
Kleopper678/
Kleifert675/
Kloepher673/
Kllepper672/
Killofer671/
Kloeffer671/
Kleepper671/
Cllapper671/
Cloepfer670/
Kleppier670/
Kloofher670/
Clappert670/
Kelleper670/
Claffert670/
Clappear670/
Kellefer670/
Cloipfer670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Klapfer
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