Klapper Surname

87,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Klapper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Klapper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5881:22,4372,970
United States1,4071:257,61124,361
Austria961:88,70213,087
Poland831:457,93746,478
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
France391:1,703,147154,208
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Klapper Last Name Facts

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

Klapper (Russian: Клаппер) is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Klapper.

How Common Is The Last Name Klapper? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 87,898th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,332,275 people. The surname Klapper is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Klapper reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Klapper is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,588 people, or 1 in 22,437. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Austria, where 2 percent reside.

Klapper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Klapper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klapper last name increased 1,617 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klapper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Klapper are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Klapper earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.29% more than the national average, earning $52,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.39% less than the national average, earning $48,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klappert931,413/
Klaepper930/
Klaper92262/
Klopper868,326/
Clapper866,444/
Klepper864,837/
Klöpper862,597/
Klapfer86224/
Klapeer8671/
Klapere8639/
Klasper860/
Klapperová8214/
Kloepper80590/
Clappier80558/
Kloppert80248/
Kleopper808/
Kllepper802/
Kloppear801/
Kleepper801/
Cllapper801/
Klaypear801/
Klaypher801/
Clappear800/
Kleppier800/
Clappert800/
Kellaper800/
Kleper77163/
Kloper7794/
Claper7710/
Kléper771/
Klaperová759/
Kloeppfer751/
Klaiphetr751/
Kloeppher751/
Klopfer713,693/
Clapier711,710/
Klöpfer711,661/
Clasper71894/
Klepfer71786/
Clopper71579/
Kleeper718/
Kloeper713/
Klopher712/
Klepher712/
Clayper712/
Klopperová712/
Khlaiphetr711/
Klosper711/
Kleuper711/
Clauper711/
Kleiper711/
Klopert711/
Clapfer710/
Cleaper710/
Clazper710/
Clapher710/
Kloepfer671,676/
Kleopfer67189/
Cloppert6731/
Klopfert6730/
Kloepher673/
Cloepper672/
Cleepper671/
Kelleper670/
Clappior670/
Kleupfer670/

Klapper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Klapper in the Russian language
Клапперklapper-

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Klapper Reference & Research

Klepper FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Klepper FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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  • 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 Klapper
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