Pypers Surname

386,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 919 people bear this surname

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

Pypers Surname User-submission:

Pypers is a surname of Dutch origin, which was originally spelled Pijpers.

Pypers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7881:68,7538,593
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Pypers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pypers is a surname of Dutch origin, which was originally spelled Pijpers.

- mydogzues1966

Pypers Last Name Facts

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

Pypers is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pypers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 386,348th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,929,865 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Pypers live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 788 people, or 1 in 68,753. In South Africa Pypers is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Pypers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pypers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pypers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pypers surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Pypers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 5.99% less than the national average, earning R 223,392 per year; in United States they earn 11% less than the national average, earning $38,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning $58,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phypers92298/
Peypers92106/
Paypers921/
Phyphers860/
Pepers83626/
Pipers83419/
Peppers776,002/
Pijpers772,431/
Piepers771,260/
Peepers7786/
Pispers7775/
Peipers7752/
Pippers7712/
Piperse7710/
Phipers778/
Pejpers771/
Pojpers771/
Pephers770/
Pespers770/
Peapers770/
Peprs734/
Peijpers7157/
Peappers711/
Pippiers711/
Piepersz711/
Pepars67156/
Pipars6760/
Pipirs6721/
Pepprs671/
Peppars6258/
Pippirs6253/
Pephyrs627/
Paipars622/
Peipars622/
Peppors621/

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