Leiper Surname

190,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Leiper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leiper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland8371:6,3961,013
United States3981:910,70168,500
England3751:148,58114,225
Australia3231:83,5789,683
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6761:5,537822
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1381:363,90427,584

Leiper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leiper is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leiper? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leiper is the 190,963rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,300,519 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Leiper are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequent in Scotland, where it is held by 837 people, or 1 in 6,396. In Scotland Leiper is mostly concentrated in: Aberdeen City, where 27 percent reside, Aberdeenshire, where 13 percent reside and South Lanarkshire, where 8 percent reside. Not including Scotland this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Leiper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leiper has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Leiper last name expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,705 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leiper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leiper are 16.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leiper earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.79% less than the national average, earning R 107,436 per year; in United States they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning $45,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.26% more than the national average, earning $61,734 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leipert921,303/
Leipper9275/
Leisper920/
Leper91660/
Leipe91345/
Liper91335/
Leippert86363/
Leipfert8643/
Leeper839,598/
Lepper836,282/
Lepere832,555/
Loeper831,571/
Leaper831,504/
Lipert831,145/
Lipper83877/
Lepert83793/
Lepeur83251/
Leippe83131/
Lipher83115/
Lepoer8385/
Lipere8380/
Lepeer8374/
Lisper8371/
Lesper8341/
Lepier8329/
Leuper8319/
Lieper8313/
Leperd836/
Liperr834/
Loiper834/
Lepher833/
Leipfe831/
Lebper831/
Lipier831/
Leipei831/
Lueper831/
Laiper831/
Leperh831/
Luiper830/
Leipie830/
Lepear830/
Lepe8021,034/
Lipe8010,627/
Lipr805/
Lepr801/
Leipheart800/
Lippert7727,511/
Leppert775,688/
Lipfert771,317/
Lepeere77637/
Leperre77199/
Lespert77116/
Lipperd7796/
Lepperd7777/
Leupert7777/
Leppier7767/
Lepeire7755/
Liepper7728/
Lespere7728/
Lipeere7727/
Luipert7726/
Leupeur7725/
Lepherd7721/
Laipert7717/
Leepper7716/
Lepeard7715/
Loepper7713/
Lipertt7713/
Lephere7712/
Leppere7710/
Leepier778/
Leippie777/
Litpher776/
Le'pere775/
Lippere774/
Leapher774/
Leepere774/
Lispher773/
Leppeur772/
Lepeyre772/
Loepfer771/
Litpert771/
Lispere771/
Lephier771/
Lipierz771/
Luepfer771/
Laiperd771/
Liepaer771/
Liperth771/
Leipird770/
Lipperh770/
Leapper770/
Leupher770/
Lipferd770/
Leppher770/
Lespear770/
Lippe735,147/
Lepre734,390/
Lepez734,019/
Lepir731,895/
Liepe731,395/
Lepeu73736/
Leppe73662/
Lipes73533/
Lepet73500/
Lipet73492/
Leupe73465/
Lipir73450/
Lepee73422/
Lepej73382/
Lipez73370/
Laper73345/
Lespe73321/
Lepes73302/
Lipei73272/
Llipe73257/
Lipej73248/
Leipa73212/
Lipey73196/
Lepei73158/
Leprd73141/
Lepeh73112/
Leape73102/
Leipi7394/
Lepie7390/
Liope7383/
Lepey7379/
Lipre7363/
Leped7359/
Liprt7358/
Lepea7356/
Lipeh7333/
Lepip7322/
Lipea7320/
Lepfe7317/
Lipep7317/
Lepeň7316/
Lipie7314/
Lepep7312/
Liape7312/
Lipeu7311/
Lipee7310/
Llepe739/
Lepée738/
Laipe737/
Leipy736/
Leipä736/
Lyper735/
Litpe734/
Leepe734/
Lephe734/
Leype733/
Hlepe733/
Lipge733/
Luepe732/
Leprt732/
Lepèe732/
Lezpe732/
Lipeň732/
Liped731/
Lispe731/
Loepe731/
Loipe731/
Lyepe731/
Lepge731/
Ledpe731/
Laepe731/
Liphe730/
Leschper7164/
Lepperød7144/
Lespeare7134/
Leuppert7129/
Lischper7127/
Lipperdt7119/
Leppeard7111/
Lippertt716/
Leperova714/
Leipheit714/
Luiperdt714/
Liperova712/
Lehtpere712/
Leaphert712/
Lippertd712/
Lepeirre711/
Lepheart711/
Lipppert711/
Luiperth711/
L'Leeper711/
Liepherr711/
Lippeard710/
Hloepper710/
Lipheart710/
Leeppert710/
Lepheard710/
Leaphear710/
Lepperrt710/
Lauper672,956/
Lepire671,406/
Lapier671,071/
Lapere671,038/
Lespes67820/
Lapert67714/
Lapper67615/
Lepesh67384/
Loepfe67370/
Lapeer67332/
Hlephe67311/
Leippi67271/
Lieppe67262/
Leppez67219/
Laaper67208/
Lipets67200/
Lippes67198/
Lepetz67175/
Leapheart67175/
Lepère67172/
Lispet67134/
Liapes67118/
Lepird67110/
Lippie6789/
Louper6788/
Leipai6779/
Lespez6775/
Lepech6772/
Lepair6761/
Lepior6752/
Lypert6750/
Lippey6747/
Leepea6740/
Llepes6739/
Lippre6738/
Lapaer6735/
Lyaper6734/
Leiupa6734/
Lippet6730/
Llepez6730/
Lasper6727/
Leuppe6726/
Leuape6722/
Leppee6721/
Lepeha6720/
Lipior6720/
Leppre6720/
Lypher6720/
Leyape6719/
Lespet6719/
Leppes6716/
Loipez6715/
Lipperová6714/
Lepets6712/
Leupeu6712/
Leyppe6711/
L'Epée6710/
Luispe6710/
Lippez679/
Lipecz676/
Leapeh676/
Leephe675/
Laipey674/
Lajepe674/
Lepére674/
Lipett673/
Lipire673/
Lepoir673/
Loipes673/
Liyape673/
Lippee672/
Lepest672/
Leippy672/
Lapeir672/
Lapher672/
Lispey672/
Lipeha672/
Leppea672/
Laipea672/
Liapea672/
Lepeuh672/
Lespir672/
Liepeu672/
Liapeu672/
Lapeur672/
Läpper672/
Laipei672/
Leaphe671/
Liyope671/
Lispes671/
Lapetr671/
Lapoer671/
Laippe671/
Leipha671/
Leapes671/
Lepecz671/
Lephee671/
Lephge671/
Lepiey671/
Lepije671/
Leppet671/
Leppey671/
Leepep671/
Leepes671/
Leepez671/
Lapear671/
Leepre671/
Liapeh671/
Lepieh671/
Leapea671/
Lioppe671/
Lajper671/
Lēpere671/
Lipère671/
Lipeuh671/
Lipieh671/
Lipihe671/
Lipphe671/
Lleupe671/
Llipes671/
Lóipez671/
Lejape671/
Leapeu671/
Laperd671/
Lauepe671/
L'Epee671/
Lespey671/
Lephet671/
Lephez671/
Lepehs671/
Lehape671/
Lapeyr671/
Lephea671/
Leyepe671/
Leyipa671/
Luepea671/
Lyperh671/
Leipio671/
Leepet671/
Leappe670/
Leepey670/
Lepprt670/
Loephe670/
Lepeah670/
Leepee670/
Lipprt670/
Lepheardt670/
Laiuppert670/
Lipfey670/
Leepir670/
Leapie670/
Lipeit670/

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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 Leiper
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