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

Taper (Marathi: टापेर, Russian: Тапер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taper? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 421,746th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,865,628 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Taper are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 51 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 632,267th most commonly held given name globally, held by 205 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 419 people, or 1 in 865,057. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 13 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Taper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Taper has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Taper surname are 11.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.56% being registered with the 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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