Peper Surname

87,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Peper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8051:28,7013,778
United States1,5241:237,83422,779
Netherlands6901:24,4743,985
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
France311:2,142,668174,004
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
England91:6,190,895170,599
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2561:196,16717,139

Peper (186) may also be a first name.

Peper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peper (Marathi: पेपेर, Russian: Пепер) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,119th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,319,013 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Peper are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Peper is also the 667,122nd most common first name on earth. It is borne by 186 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 2,805 people, or 1 in 28,701. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 32 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Hamburg, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and The Netherlands, where 12 percent live.

Peper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Peper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Peper last name expanded 595 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peper surname are 6.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.98% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peper earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 43.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,745 per year; in South Africa they earn 47.39% more than the national average, earning R 350,244 per year; in United States they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $44,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.73% more than the national average, earning $60,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pieper9144,121/
Pepper9132,612/
Peyper911,463/
Peiper91545/
Peeper91375/
Paeper91326/
Pepere91207/
Peaper91172/
Pepier9159/
Peperő9123/
Pepher9117/
Poeper919/
Pepeer913/
Pepert913/
Pesper912/
Peperz912/
Pepfer911/
Pfeper911/
Petper911/
Peperd910/
Pepe8953,704/
Peipert83178/
Peppert83113/
Pepperd8395/
Poepper8353/
Peipher8350/
Peupier8328/
Piepper8319/
Peppher8317/
Peijper8311/
Peppier836/
Piepier835/
Pepperr833/
Pfeiper833/
Peepper832/
Peipere832/
Phepear831/
Pfesper831/
Pespere831/
Paepier831/
Pieperz831/
Peypert831/
Paepper831/
Peppere831/
Peperrd830/
Peipper830/
Pheiper830/
Pfieper830/
Pephert830/
Phieper830/
Peipfer830/
Peepert830/
Piper8056,930/
Pyper803,675/
Peppe802,129/
Pepes80657/
Poper80611/
Peape80416/
Paper80337/
Päper80260/
Peipe80223/
Pepey80142/
Pepet80114/
Pepeç80114/
Peepe8088/
Piepe8082/
Pepeu8072/
Pepeh8063/
Pepea8053/
Pepez8035/
Pepee8032/
Pepei8021/
Peupe8021/
Pepep8020/
Pepre8019/
Peype8017/
Pepir8014/
Pepie807/
Pepeš805/
Pepeş801/
Phepe801/
Peppeard7760/
Peperova7722/
Pfeipfer772/
Pheipher771/
Pfeipher770/
Peippher770/
Peppherd770/
Papier734,318/
Popper733,323/
Pipher731,239/
Pijper73904/
Pipper73794/
Peppes73534/
Pespes73270/
Papper73261/
Pipere73180/
Payper73119/
Pöpper73107/
Pipier7396/
Peipei7394/
Pehpeh7360/
Peppey7352/
Popier7352/
Paaper7352/
Poyper7340/
Phyper7337/
Päpper7332/
Peuppe7330/
Peppie7329/
Peapea7329/
Phephe7324/
Paiper7318/
Peepre7318/
Peppet7317/
Petpet7317/
Peepee7316/
Puyper7315/
Pisper7312/
Pypher7310/
Pioper7310/
Piepie7310/
Pepets738/
Pepe'e738/
Pepech738/
Phiper735/
Pehpea735/
Pepeat735/
Peppeh733/
Pepeet732/
Peppre732/
Pypper732/
Pipert732/
Peapes731/
Peepeu731/
Pepesh731/
Phoper731/
Papher731/
Pepeeh731/
Peepeh731/
Paperr731/
Peupeu731/
Peupie731/
Pedped731/
Pehepe731/
Peijpe731/
Peipeh731/
Peippe731/
Pepeas731/
Pepeis731/
Ppepes731/
Phaper731/
Pehpre731/
Pepire730/
Pysper730/
Peppir730/
Popher730/
Pepeah730/
Peppep730/
Peepes730/
Pepperova713/
Pepa678,382/
Pepi675,137/
Pippert671,133/
Pepy67211/
Peppett6756/
Pappier6740/
Peepeeh6736/
Pepè6726/
Phipher6718/
Pepê678/
Pepé678/
Pipperr678/
Pippere676/
Phapher674/
Petpair674/
Pfisper673/
Paiperd673/
Phipper672/
Poipier672/
Pophier672/
Pöppert672/
Popperr671/
Poppier671/
Peaphey671/
Puipert671/
Hpopper671/
Phopher671/
Poppeer671/
Peppeas671/
Puipper671/
Peipech671/
Peapech671/
Peaphet671/
Pipperd670/
Pfipher670/
Peiphir670/
Pespech670/
Pipherd670/

Peper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peper in the Marathi language
पेपेरpepera-
Peper in the Russian language
Пеперpeper-

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Peper Reference & Research

Pepper FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Pepper 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
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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 Peper
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