Nappier Surname

261,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nappier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nappier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3821:262,27124,748
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Nappier (21) may also be a first name.

Nappier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nappier is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nappier.

How Common Is The Last Name Nappier? popularity and diffusion

Nappier is the 261,034th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,845,443 people. Nappier is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Nappier are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nappier is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,382 people, or 1 in 262,271. In The United States Nappier is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 10 percent are found, Louisiana, where 6 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent are found and Jamaica, where 1 percent are found.

Nappier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nappier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nappier last name grew 772 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nappier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nappier surname is predominantly Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nappier surname are 21.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.9% registered to vote for the political party.

Nappier earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning $41,381 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Napier9235,211/
Napper926,512/
Nappie9270/
Nappir9225/
Napiere86242/
Nappert86233/
Nappies86132/
Naphier8663/
Gnapper8628/
Nappere864/
Napperp861/
Noppier861/
Nappaer861/
Naipier861/
Naepier860/
Neapier860/
Nappeir860/
Napieir860/
Napeier860/
Napieer860/
Napaier860/
Napfier860/
Naper83393/
Napie83173/
Napir83125/
Napierre802/
D'Napper801/
Nopper771,882/
Napire77944/
Nepper77899/
Gnapie77425/
Napert77291/
Napere77161/
Napior7778/
Napear7724/
Nasper7714/
Napyer7712/
Napies7710/
Naiper778/
Nayper778/
Nepier776/
Naphir776/
Napeir775/
Naphie773/
Napiee773/
Napyir773/
Nappée772/
Nauper772/
Napfer771/
Naaper771/
Napiea771/
Naapie771/
Nappèe771/
Ngapie771/
Napiet770/
Neaper770/
Napher770/
Napeer770/
Nopier770/
Noppert71437/
Naupert7140/
Nöppert7117/
Napirre7116/
Neipper718/
Noppies715/
Napaire714/
Noupier713/
Naipher712/
Nappioa712/
Napower711/
Napheer711/
Ngapher711/
Napeere711/
Napeire711/
Noppeer711/
Naapire711/
Gnapihe711/
Gnapere711/
Napeiye711/
Neapert710/
Neepier710/
Naphies710/
Neper6781/
Najpauer6743/
Nopir6742/
Nahapiet6741/
Naypauer6734/
Naperova6731/
Naipauer6728/
Noper6718/
Nopie6712/
Naipawer6712/
Nepir6711/
Napre678/
Naypower672/
Napji671/
Néper671/
Naapayie671/
Naapiire671/
Napye670/

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Nappier Reference & Research

Napier FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Nappier
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis