Klopper Surname
Approximately 8,326 people bear this surname
Klopper Surname Definition:
“Hemp Beater” in Old Dutch.
Klopper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7,166 | 1:7,560 | 956 |
| Netherlands | 431 | 1:39,181 | 6,629 |
| United States | 218 | 1:1,662,656 | 110,804 |
| Australia | 164 | 1:164,608 | 17,026 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Brazil | 72 | 1:2,973,255 | 87,092 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Israel | 32 | 1:267,426 | 24,032 |
| Germany | 31 | 1:2,596,950 | 129,424 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
The alternate forms: Klöpper (2,597) are calculated separately.
Klopper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Hemp Beater” in Old Dutch.
(Dutch) The official who attached seals or marks of approval to pieces of cloth, by stamping them.
Klopper Demographics
Average Male Klopper Height
176.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Klopper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Klopper Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Klopper is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Klöpper. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Klopper? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 60,501st most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 875,276 people. Klopper is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Klopper live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Klopper is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 7,166 people, or 1 in 7,560. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 38 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 12 percent live and Western Cape, where 10 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Klopper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Klopper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Klopper surname expanded 404 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Klopper Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Klopper last name are 19.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.85% registered with the party.
The amount Klopper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.79% more than the national average, earning R 410,604 per year; in United States they earn 26.93% more than the national average, earning $54,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% less than the national average, earning $48,749 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klöpper | 95 | 2,597 | / |
| Kloepper | 93 | 590 | / |
| Kloppert | 93 | 248 | / |
| Kleopper | 93 | 8 | / |
| Kloppear | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kloper | 92 | 94 | / |
| Kloeppher | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kloeppfer | 88 | 1 | / |
| Klapper | 86 | 5,470 | / |
| Klepper | 86 | 4,837 | / |
| Klopfer | 86 | 3,693 | / |
| Clopper | 86 | 579 | / |
| Kloeper | 86 | 3 | / |
| Klopher | 86 | 2 | / |
| Klopert | 86 | 1 | / |
| Klosper | 86 | 1 | / |
| Klopperová | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kloepfer | 80 | 1,676 | / |
| Klappert | 80 | 1,413 | / |
| Kleopfer | 80 | 189 | / |
| Cloppert | 80 | 31 | / |
| Klopfert | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kloepher | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kllepper | 80 | 2 | / |
| Cloepper | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kleepper | 80 | 1 | / |
| Klaepper | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kleppier | 80 | 0 | / |
| Klaper | 77 | 262 | / |
| Kleper | 77 | 163 | / |
| Cloper | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kléper | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kellhoper | 75 | 0 | / |
| Clapper | 71 | 6,444 | / |
| Klöpfer | 71 | 1,661 | / |
| Klepfer | 71 | 786 | / |
| Klapfer | 71 | 224 | / |
| Closper | 71 | 141 | / |
| Cleoper | 71 | 86 | / |
| Clopier | 71 | 75 | / |
| Klapeer | 71 | 71 | / |
| Klapere | 71 | 39 | / |
| Klapperová | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kleeper | 71 | 8 | / |
| Clopher | 71 | 2 | / |
| Klepher | 71 | 2 | / |
| Clooper | 71 | 2 | / |
| Clopert | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kleuper | 71 | 1 | / |
| Clopfer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Klasper | 71 | 0 | / |
| Clappier | 67 | 558 | / |
| Clophier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cloupier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clotpert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cllapper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cleepper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cleopher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cloipfer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kellaper | 67 | 0 | / |
| Clappear | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kelleper | 67 | 0 | / |
| Clappert | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cloepfer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kleupfer | 67 | 0 | / |
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