Tarper Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tarper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia331:133,5929,935
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Tarper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarper occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tarper is the 3,017,195th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Tarper are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 133,592. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 30 percent live, Sinoe County, where 21 percent live and Bong County, where 18 percent live. Not including Liberia Tarper exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Tarper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tarper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tarper last name declined 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tarper Last Name Statistics demography

Tarper earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.29% less than the national average, earning $8,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarpeer921/
Taarper921/
Tarpier920/
Tarpe91685/
Tarpeher861/
Tarpeh836,719/
Tharpe835,642/
Tarpey832,702/
Torper83208/
Tarphe83164/
Tarpee83117/
Törper8358/
Tarpea8339/
Tarpet8315/
Terper838/
Taarpe834/
Tarpes831/
Tearpe831/
Tarpie830/
Tarpez830/
Toerper77190/
Torpier7770/
Tharpes7726/
Tarpeha774/
Tarpheh773/
Tearpee772/
Tarpeah772/
Tarppeh772/
Torpeer772/
Tearpeh772/
Tarpoey771/
Tharrpe771/
Tarpieh771/
Torpert771/
Therper771/
Tairpet771/
Thorper771/
Tarpeys771/
Tharpeu770/
Torpe73807/
Tarpy73455/
Tarpi73238/
Tarpa7375/
Thorpert716/
Thorpe6777,134/
Torpey673,817/
Tarpai67306/
Torpes67148/
Torpie67109/
Torpea6785/
Tourpe6767/
Tarpay6756/
Torpez6731/
Tarpio6731/
Torpet6719/
Tarpih6710/
Torpee679/
Tarpis679/
Tarpaa678/
Torpei676/
Torppe672/
Tharpy671/
Tarpit671/
Tarpoa671/
Tarpuj671/
Tarpys670/
Tarphy670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tarper
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