Leper Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Leper Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the leper.' It has been said that leprosy was brought into Europe by the Crusaders. There were several spitals or hospitals for lepers in England. In the Assisa de Foresld, assigned by Manwood to 6 Edward I, it is enacted that if any beast of chase be found wounded or dead, 'caro tnittatur ad dotnum Uprosi, si qua prope fucrit.

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Leper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2961:446,78837,223
Poland1981:191,96325,943
Bosnia and Herzegovina391:90,6778,203
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Belgium201:574,83253,219
France161:4,151,420237,746
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2231:225,19619,055

Leper (77) may also be a first name.

Leper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the leper.' It has been said that leprosy was brought into Europe by the Crusaders. There were several spitals or hospitals for lepers in England. In the Assisa de Foresld, assigned by Manwood to 6 Edward I, it is enacted that if any beast of chase be found wounded or dead, 'caro tnittatur ad dotnum Uprosi, si qua prope fucrit.' 'Lepyr, or lepre, man or woman or beeste, leprosus.

Lepyr, or lepre, sekenesse, lepra':

Promptorium Parvulorum, and see Way's note thereon.

Geoffrey le Lepere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter le Lepere, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Robert Leper, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William le Lepar, Close Rolls, 13 Edward I.

Jacobi Leprosi, London: Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Lepar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1558. Buried — Thomas Leper, bowyer: St. Mary Aldermary.

1576. John Hunte and Joyce Leper, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

One afflicted with leprosy, a common disease in this country in Crusading times. There were many lazar-houses or hospitals for lepers in the early centuries after the Conquest. Le Lepre, Lepere. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Robert le Per, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). William, Geoffry, Nicholas, &c., Le Pere, or Le Pare, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Leper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leper (Arabic: الأبرص, Russian: Лепер) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Leper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leper is the 499,041st most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 11,041,736 people. The last name Leper is primarily found in Asia, where 47 percent of Leper live; 45 percent live in Southeast Asia and 45 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 77 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 446,788. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Bali, where 89 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 5 percent reside and West Sulawesi, where 3 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this last name exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 30 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 6 percent reside.

Leper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leper has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Leper surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Leper surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

Leper earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leeper919,598/
Lepper916,282/
Lepere912,555/
Leiper912,208/
Loeper911,571/
Leaper911,504/
Lepert91793/
Lepeur91251/
Lepeer9174/
Lesper9141/
Lepier9129/
Leuper9119/
Lieper9113/
Leperd916/
Lepher913/
Lebper911/
Leperh911/
Lepear910/
Lepe8921,034/
Leppert835,688/
Leipert831,303/
Lepeere83637/
Leperre83199/
Lespert83116/
Lepperd8377/
Leipper8375/
Leppier8367/
Lepeire8355/
Liepper8328/
Lespere8328/
Leupeur8325/
Lepherd8321/
Leepper8316/
Lepeard8315/
Loepper8313/
Lephere8312/
Leppere8310/
Leepier838/
Le'pere835/
Leapher834/
Leepere834/
Leppeur832/
Lepeyre832/
Loepfer831/
Lephier831/
Leapper830/
Leupher830/
Leppher830/
Lespear830/
Leisper830/
Loper8010,402/
Lepre804,390/
Lepez804,019/
Lepir801,895/
Liepe801,395/
Löper80885/
Lepeu80736/
Leppe80662/
Lepet80500/
Leupe80465/
Lepee80422/
Lepej80382/
Laper80345/
Leipe80345/
Liper80335/
Lespe80321/
Lepes80302/
Lepei80158/
Lepeh80112/
Leape80102/
Lepie8090/
Lepey8079/
Leped8059/
Lepea8056/
Lepfe8017/
Lepeň8016/
Lepep8012/
Llepe809/
Lepée808/
Lyper805/
Leepe804/
Lephe804/
Leype803/
Hlepe803/
Lepèe802/
Lezpe802/
Lepge801/
Ledpe801/
Leippert77363/
Leschper7764/
Lepperød7744/
Leipfert7743/
Lespeare7734/
Leppeard7711/
Leperova774/
Lehtpere772/
Leaphert772/
Lepeirre771/
Lepheart771/
L'Leeper771/
Liepherr771/
Hloepper770/
Leeppert770/
Lepheard770/
Leaphear770/
Lepperrt770/
Lepire731,406/
Lipert731,145/
Lapier731,071/
Lipper73877/
Lespes73820/
Lapper73615/
Lepesh73384/
Lapeer73332/
Hlephe73311/
Lieppe73262/
Leppez73219/
Laaper73208/
Lepetz73175/
Lepère73172/
Leippe73131/
Lipher73115/
Lepird73110/
Lipere7380/
Lespez7375/
Lepech7372/
Lisper7371/
Lopper7368/
Lepair7361/
Lepior7352/
Lypert7350/
Leepea7340/
Llepes7339/
Lyaper7334/
Llepez7330/
Leuppe7326/
Leppee7321/
Lepeha7320/
Leppre7320/
Lypher7320/
Lespet7319/
Leppes7316/
Lepets7312/
Leupeu7312/
Leyppe7311/
L'Epée7310/
Lopher736/
Leapeh736/
Löpper736/
Leephe735/
Löpfer735/
Liperr734/
Lepére734/
Loiper734/
Lepoir733/
Lepest732/
Lapeir732/
Lapher732/
Lopeer732/
Leppea732/
Lepeuh732/
Lespir732/
Liepeu732/
Lapeur732/
Lopier732/
Läpper732/
Leaphe731/
Lopear731/
Leipfe731/
Leapes731/
Lepecz731/
Lephee731/
Lephge731/
Lepiey731/
Lepije731/
Leppet731/
Leppey731/
Leepep731/
Leepes731/
Leepez731/
Hloper731/
Lapear731/
Leepre731/
Lepieh731/
Leapea731/
Lajper731/
Lēpere731/
Lipier731/
Lleupe731/
Löpert731/
Leipei731/
Leapeu731/
L'Epee731/
Lespey731/
Lephet731/
Lephez731/
Lhepei731/
Lepehs731/
Lapeyr731/
Lephea731/
Lyperh731/
Laiper731/
Leepet731/
Leappe730/
Luiper730/
Leepey730/
Lepeah730/
Leepee730/
Leipie730/
Leepir730/
Leapie730/
Lopeur730/
Leapheart71175/
Lepheardt710/
Leipheart710/
Lippert6727,511/
Lipe6710,627/
Lepa674,778/
Lepi673,150/
Lipfert671,317/
Lepy67586/
Lespoir67321/
Lepaire67189/
Lepoire67175/
Lype67119/
Lipperd6796/
Lespire6782/
Lyppert6743/
Lappier6731/
Lipeere6727/
Luipert6726/
Leupeuh6723/
Löppert6720/
Lespets6719/
Laipert6717/
Lajpert6713/
Lipertt6713/
Leuppie6711/
Leippie677/
Litpher676/
Lippere674/
Lhapear674/
Laphier673/
Leappes673/
Lispher673/
Lespair672/
Hleephe672/
Lypfert672/
Litpert671/
Lispere671/
Liephie671/
Lepaird671/
Lepirre671/
Leppett671/
Leepeah671/
Lespech671/
Lipierz671/
Luypert671/
Lehepie671/
Laiperd671/
Lepé671/
Lepairt671/
Lepayre671/
Lepedős671/
Lephire671/
Lephirt671/
Hlopher671/
Leepire671/
Liperth671/
Letphet671/
Leppech671/
Leepird670/
Leipird670/
Laypert670/
Lipperh670/
Llopier670/
Lypherd670/
Lapperr670/
Lipferd670/
Leppirt670/

Leper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leper in the Russian language
Леперleper-
Leper in the Arabic language
الأبرصalabrs-
الابرصalabrs-

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