Päper Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Päper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Päper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2571:313,25131,672
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Paper (337) are calculated separately.

Päper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Päper occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Paper. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Päper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 988,329th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Päper live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 313,251. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 36 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent live and Hamburg, where 14 percent live. Aside from Germany Päper is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paper93337/
Päpper9132/
Piper8056,930/
Peper805,525/
Pyper803,675/
Poper80611/
Pieper7344,121/
Pepper7332,612/
Papier734,318/
Popper733,323/
Peyper731,463/
Pipher731,239/
Pijper73904/
Pipper73794/
Peiper73545/
Peeper73375/
Paeper73326/
Papper73261/
Pepere73207/
Pipere73180/
Peaper73172/
Payper73119/
Pöpper73107/
Pipier7396/
Popier7352/
Paaper7352/
Poyper7340/
Phyper7337/
Peperő7323/
Paiper7318/
Puyper7315/
Pisper7312/
Pypher7310/
Pioper7310/
Poeper739/
Phiper735/
Pepert733/
Pesper732/
Peperz732/
Papeir732/
Pypper732/
Pipert732/
Popejr731/
Pipetr731/
Phoper731/
Papear731/
Papher731/
Pfeper731/
Petper731/
Paperr731/
Papeur731/
Phaper731/
Pysper730/
Popher730/
Peperd730/
Pope67122,850/
Pape6739,357/
Pipe676,030/
Pippert671,133/
Pype67930/
Peipert67178/
Peppert67113/
Pepperd6795/
Poepper6753/
Pappier6740/
Piepper6719/
Phipher6718/
Pêpe6714/
Peijper6711/
Pépe678/
Pipperr678/
Pippere676/
Piepier675/
Phapher674/
Pepperr673/
Pfisper673/
Pfeiper673/
Pèpe673/
Paiperd673/
Phipper672/
Peepper672/
Poipier672/
Pophier672/
Pöppert672/
Peipere672/
Popperr671/
Poppier671/
Puipert671/
Phepear671/
Pfesper671/
Pespere671/
Paepier671/
Hpopper671/
Phopher671/
Poppeer671/
Pieperz671/
Peypert671/
Pöpe671/
Päpa671/
Puipper671/
Paepper671/
Peppere671/
Pipperd670/
Peperrd670/
Peipper670/
Pheiper670/
Pfieper670/
Pfipher670/
Pipherd670/
Phieper670/
Peepert670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Päper
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