Klopper Surname

60,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Klopper Surname Definition:

“Hemp Beater” in Old Dutch.

Klopper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,1661:7,560956
Netherlands4311:39,1816,629
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
Australia1641:164,60817,026
England851:655,50738,035
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Israel321:267,42624,032
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
China31:455,773,85521,925
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch) The official who attached seals or marks of approval to pieces of cloth, by stamping them.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klöpper952,597/
Kloepper93590/
Kloppert93248/
Kleopper938/
Kloppear931/
Kloper9294/
Kloeppher881/
Kloeppfer881/
Klapper865,470/
Klepper864,837/
Klopfer863,693/
Clopper86579/
Kloeper863/
Klopher862/
Klopert861/
Klosper861/
Klopperová822/
Kloepfer801,676/
Klappert801,413/
Kleopfer80189/
Cloppert8031/
Klopfert8030/
Kloepher803/
Kllepper802/
Cloepper802/
Kleepper801/
Klaepper800/
Kleppier800/
Klaper77262/
Kleper77163/
Cloper7719/
Kléper771/
Kellhoper750/
Clapper716,444/
Klöpfer711,661/
Klepfer71786/
Klapfer71224/
Closper71141/
Cleoper7186/
Clopier7175/
Klapeer7171/
Klapere7139/
Klapperová7114/
Kleeper718/
Clopher712/
Klepher712/
Clooper712/
Clopert711/
Kleuper711/
Clopfer711/
Klasper710/
Clappier67558/
Clophier672/
Cloupier671/
Clotpert671/
Cllapper671/
Cleepper671/
Cleopher671/
Cloipfer670/
Kellaper670/
Clappear670/
Kelleper670/
Clappert670/
Cloepfer670/
Kleupfer670/

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