Taper Surname

421,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Taper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4191:865,05765,721
Poland1411:269,56633,257
Australia681:396,99632,204
England551:1,013,05650,089
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
India231:33,350,669396,143
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Taper (205) may also be a first name.

Taper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taper (Marathi: टापेर, Russian: Тапер) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Taper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taper is the 421,746th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,865,628 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Taper live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Taper is also the 632,267th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 205 people.

The surname Taper is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 419 people, or 1 in 865,057. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 13 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Taper is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Taper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Taper has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Taper last name are 11.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Taper earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.52% less than the national average, earning $33,864 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapper919,768/
Tapere912,102/
Thaper91809/
Tapfer91242/
Tapert91236/
Tasper916/
Taiper916/
Tauper915/
Taaper915/
Tapier914/
Tapear913/
Taperh911/
Tape8938,985/
Tappert831,742/
Taupier83611/
Thapper83110/
Taupert8361/
Tappere835/
Taspere833/
Taepper833/
Tappier832/
Taperre832/
Tahaper831/
Tajpeer831/
Tapperd831/
Ttapere831/
Taipher831/
Taipear831/
Taipper831/
Taphetr831/
Tapeire830/
Taipe8034,062/
Taype8011,419/
Tappe806,249/
Toper805,862/
Teper803,689/
Tapie803,335/
Tapre801,263/
Thape80584/
Teape80521/
Tapee80486/
Taupe80457/
Tapey80387/
Tapet80367/
Tapes80333/
Tapeh80268/
Tapea80258/
Taape80193/
Tapir80138/
Taphe8095/
Töper8022/
Tapei8021/
Taped808/
Tapez806/
Tadpe804/
Tapeu804/
Taspe802/
Tajpe801/
Tapep801/
Tatpe801/
Tapge801/
Tapíe801/
Tapyr801/
Tahapere7713/
Taperova777/
Tappertt775/
Thaipejr773/
Tepper7311,369/
Töpfer739,766/
Topper734,934/
Töpper731,087/
Tepfer73768/
Topfer73604/
Tapire73521/
Tapyor73414/
Tappeh73406/
Topher73114/
Töpert7359/
Thaphe7354/
Thapre7348/
Topere7348/
Teiper7342/
Tapesh7339/
Tooper7338/
Täpper7333/
Tapair7327/
Tappie7325/
Taphee7324/
Tappet7322/
Taphet7320/
Tosper7319/
Toeper7316/
Tappey7316/
Tappes7316/
Taupea7315/
Taphey7313/
Tapets7310/
Theper738/
Tapgir738/
Taupet736/
Tapgey735/
Taphir735/
Tapeet735/
Tapech735/
Taipei734/
Thapee733/
Thaipe733/
Taipes733/
Tabpet733/
Taapre732/
Thappe732/
Teeper732/
Ta'ape732/
Teapee732/
Tehper732/
Tohper732/
Thapir732/
Taupei732/
Taypet732/
Taipet732/
Tapior731/
Htapea731/
Topier731/
Teaupe731/
Theape731/
Thadpe731/
Tapeit731/
Tapett731/
Tapeah731/
Tatpeh731/
Taupre731/
Tepeer731/
Tahape731/
Taiphe731/
Topert731/
Tapiea731/
Tapiey731/
Tappée731/
Tapeat731/
Tapeed731/
Tapeey731/
Taypee731/
Taphie731/
Topeer731/
Tapped730/
Tepier730/
Tuiper730/
Tappei730/
Teappe730/
Tapferová7130/
Tapperova713/
Tapperová713/
Tapa6726,896/
Tope6716,458/
Tapi675,405/
Toepfer672,842/
Toepper67554/
Tapy67153/
Toppert67112/
Tapé6733/
Taupeds6723/
Taiphet6721/
Toepher6714/
Thepper6713/
Töpfert679/
Tabpech678/
Tapphet676/
Tapetch676/
Tapj673/
Toupere673/
Toupper672/
Teipere672/
Thaphee672/
Thaphet672/
Thappee672/
Teappie671/
Teepfer671/
Thopper671/
Theuper671/
Tappehp671/
Tappett671/
Tappire671/
Tauphir671/
Taupire671/
Tasphyr671/
Thepier671/
Topfere671/
Tapaire671/
Tospher671/
Thapead671/
Thappea671/
Taipech671/
Taippes671/
Teabpet671/
Teaphet671/
Toopper670/
Teipper670/
Theeper670/
Toupher670/

Taper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taper in the Marathi language
टापेरtapera64.29
तपेरtapera35.71
Taper in the Russian language
Таперtaper-

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Footnotes

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