Pepler Surname

218,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,878 people bear this surname

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

Pepler Surname Definition:

From place name in Shropshire, England.

Pepler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8401:64,4978,107
England3581:155,63714,724
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Canada1101:334,96030,494
Russia1081:1,334,47394,603
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Wales321:96,7047,743
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2901:84,0538,898
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Pepler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Shropshire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Evidently a local name, from whence, apparently, the modifications Peploe, Pepler, Peplor, and Peppier.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pepler Last Name Facts

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

Pepler (Russian: Пеплер) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pepler? popularity and diffusion

It is the 218,177th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,880,482 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Pepler reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 840 people, or 1 in 64,497. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Western Cape, where 33 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Pepler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pepler has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pepler surname grew 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pepler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Pepler are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.66% registered with the party.

The amount Pepler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.7% more than the national average, earning R 362,868 per year; in United States they earn 12.11% less than the national average, earning $37,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.08% more than the national average, earning $60,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peppler922,405/
Peplear922/
Peepler922/
Pepller921/
Peapler920/
Peple91143/
Peuplier8612/
Poeppler864/
Peppller861/
Pepple839,718/
Papler83397/
Peaple83169/
Peeple8387/
Popler8372/
Peuple8362/
Pepley8327/
Peples8319/
Pipler838/
Peplet834/
Peplle833/
Pieple831/
Peplie831/
Peplei830/
Pheple830/
Peppeller802/
Peeples779,953/
Poppler77581/
Pappler77179/
Pepples77130/
Pöppler7783/
Peppley7777/
Pieplie7768/
Peuplie7719/
Peeplez7710/
Peiples776/
Peppple772/
Pheples772/
Poplier772/
Ppepple771/
Phipler771/
Peppelr771/
Peaplie771/
Peaples771/
Pebpple771/
Peuplir771/
Pepille771/
Päppler771/
Pippler770/
Pephley770/
Pepla73145/
Piple7396/
Peply7348/
Pepli738/
Pyple731/
Poplr731/
Pyplr730/
Peapples7143/
Phephles7136/
Popeller715/
Papiller711/
Papeller711/
Peepples710/
Peepless710/
Pfeipley710/
Phippler710/
Papillier67153/
Poppeller6750/
Peplis6720/
Peplia6719/
Pipley6716/
Peplai6712/
Peppla6710/
Pipple679/
Peplay673/
Piplea672/
Piplie672/
D'Peeples671/
Peplya671/
Pepply671/
Piplee671/
Piples671/
Paiple671/
Phiple671/
Papellier671/
Peplio671/
Peplly671/
Pipellier671/
Peppli671/
Poplir670/

Pepler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pepler in the Russian language
Пеплерpepler-

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Pepler Reference & Research

A Pepler Name - A one name study into the related names - Pepler, Peplow, Peploe, Peppler and other similar spellings. Includes pictures, family lineages (some as large as 1000+), coats of arms, documents.

Pepler One-name Study - A profile of the Pepler surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

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

Pepler 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

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