Losper Surname

105,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Losper Surname Definition:

“One who cuts down foliage” (“Laub” in German), Scher. (Compare “Shear” in English.)

Losper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,6541:14,8271,866
Namibia7371:3,269567
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Losper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“One who cuts down foliage” (“Laub” in German), Scher. (Compare “Shear” in English.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

See Laubscher.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Losper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Losper is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Losper? popularity and diffusion

Losper is the 105,422nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,640,970 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Losper are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,654 people, or 1 in 14,827. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 54 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 26 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 17 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Losper Last Name Statistics demography

Losper earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.36% less than the national average, earning R 194,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lospier921/
Losperd921/
Lospher921/
Lospper921/
Loesper921/
Loper9110,402/
Lospe91239/
Looper835,247/
Lopert83345/
Louper8388/
Lopper8368/
Lopere8366/
Lesper8341/
Loperz8328/
Lasper8327/
Lopher836/
Lospes834/
Loiper834/
Lospir834/
Lusper833/
Lospez833/
Lopeer832/
Lopier832/
Lopear831/
Hloper831/
Loperd831/
Lospey830/
Lopeur830/
Lope8013,227/
Lespier77301/
Loopere7746/
Loppert7729/
Loupere7716/
Lhooper772/
Loopeer771/
Loopper771/
Lespeur771/
Laspier771/
Loupper771/
Laspeur771/
Hlopher771/
Glioper771/
Laspere770/
Llopier770/
Lespear770/
Lopez738,983,626/
Lopes732,123,251/
Hlope733,387/
Loupe733,252/
Loppe73741/
Loope73454/
Laper73345/
Laspe73274/
Lopea73110/
Lospa73107/
Lopet7384/
Liope7383/
Lopej7369/
Lyope7364/
Lopir7338/
Lopey7337/
Lopei7326/
Lopie7324/
Lgope7322/
Llope7321/
Lopre7318/
Lopeň7310/
Loped739/
Lopee739/
Lophe738/
Lospi737/
Lopfe736/
Lotpe735/
Lhope734/
Lopep733/
Lopeh732/
Lozpe732/
Lopeu731/
Loipe731/
Leschper7164/
Laaspere7133/
Lüschper7115/
Lohpehre714/
Laspeyre712/
Loperova711/
Lotphetr711/
Lotspech710/
Lasspier710/
Hlophe6745,186/
Lauper672,956/
Lapier671,071/
Lotspeich671,058/
Lapere671,038/
Lapert67714/
Louppe67622/
Lapper67615/
Llopez67425/
Lopech67397/
Lapeer67332/
Laaper67208/
Loppes67190/
Llopes67166/
Loupee67153/
Lopezz6797/
Lopejh6779/
Loppez6778/
Loopez6775/
Loppie6770/
Lopeez6750/
Lopess6748/
Loupie6747/
Laspee6742/
Loopes6741/
Llopet6740/
Lhopes6737/
Lopees6736/
Lyaper6734/
Lophet6734/
Lopesz6725/
Lopezs6722/
Loupes6720/
Leuper6719/
Lopett6718/
Luopea6716/
Loipez6715/
Lopesh6713/
Lopeaz6712/
Loopey6711/
Loupet6711/
Lopeis6710/
Liopez679/
Lhopez679/
Loupez677/
Hlopet676/
Liopes675/
Lohpee675/
Lohpet675/
Lhopet675/
L'Opez674/
Lo'pez674/
Loupre674/
Lopets673/
Laspes673/
Loĭpez673/
Lopesd673/
Loipes673/
Lapeir672/
Lapher672/
Lespir672/
Lapeur672/
Lopest672/
Lojpes672/
Lopeiz672/
Lopehz671/
Lopezp671/
Lospis671/
Lotspetch671/
Llopee671/
Lapetr671/
Lashpe671/
Lapear671/
Lopeas671/
Lioppe671/
Lopeth671/
Lopior671/
Llaspe671/
Lop'ez671/
Loopre671/
Loupea671/
Loupir671/
Lospio671/
Lóperz671/
Laperd671/
L'Aspe671/
Hlopge671/
Lapeyr671/
Lopeit671/
Luopei671/
Lodpet671/
Loopee671/
Lodspeach670/
Lotspeech670/
Lotspeach670/
Losphy670/

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