Leipers Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

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

Leipers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leipers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Leipers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leipers is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Leipers.

How Common Is The Last Name Leipers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Leipers is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Leipers reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Leipers is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Leipers is primarily found in: Northern Cape, where 56 percent are found, Free State, where 38 percent are found and Western Cape, where 6 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent are found.

Leipers Last Name Statistics demography

Leipers earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 119.51% more than the national average, earning R 521,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lepers922,819/
Lipers923/
Leppers86537/
Leupers86106/
Lippers8684/
Luipers8618/
Leepers8615/
Lepeirs8612/
Loepers8612/
Lispers8612/
Leperse869/
Leapers860/
Luijpers80139/
Lisspers8040/
Leaphers803/
Loeppers802/
Lapers7779/
Lepors7730/
Lepars772/
Lepprs771/
Lipors771/
Leepearse751/
Lespersce751/
Lapiers7158/
Laperse7148/
Lepiors7134/
Luypers7132/
Lappers716/
Liepars712/
Laupers711/
Laphers711/
Leperch710/
Luypaers6782/
Leperche6754/
Lapersse671/
Louphers670/
Lapars6214/
Lapirs626/
Lapors621/
Laperch5765/
Lepirce570/
Laperche53880/
L'Aperche501/

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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 Leipers
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