Kper Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3491:507,57225,233
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kper (32) may also be a first name.

Kper Last Name Facts

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

Kper (Russian: Кпер) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kper? popularity and diffusion

Kper is the 744,013th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Kper live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kper is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 32 people.

The surname Kper is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 349 people, or 1 in 507,572. In Nigeria Kper is primarily found in: Benue, where 87 percent are found, Taraba, where 5 percent are found and Kaduna, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Kper exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kpere89104/
Kpeer8979/
Kpier891/
Kpper891/
Kpeher808/
Kőpper801/
Kpeire801/
Kpre75647/
Kpir7525/
Gper751/
Qper751/
Cper751/
Kpair67163/
Kpire675/
Cpper672/
Gpher671/
Khpre671/
Kphir671/
Kpyor671/
Kpior671/
Cqqper6015/
Gpfert6013/
Kpirhe606/
Kphair602/
Qupfer601/
Cccper601/
Kpaajr601/
Kpogior5560/
Gøperød5510/
Gőpfert551/
Gpre505/
Cpre501/
Kpahaire501/

Kper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kper in the Russian language
Кперkper-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kper
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