Topper Surname

96,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Topper Surname Definition:

= Topp (q.v.) + the English agential sufl. -er.

Topper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7951:95,51010,698
Netherlands1781:94,87215,531
England1651:337,68524,727
Canada1631:226,04721,702
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Jamaica511:56,2733,110
Australia431:627,80744,139
Israel331:259,32223,464
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Wales191:162,87011,152
Norway161:321,39331,311
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
India91:85,229,487684,495
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
France41:16,605,680368,153
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guam11:160,1214,893
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4531:110,85811,030

The alternate forms: Töpper (1,087) are calculated separately.

Topper (271) may also be a first name.

Topper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Topp (q.v.) + the English agential sufl. -er.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Topper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Topper (Russian: Топпер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Töpper. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Topper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 96,394th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,477,006 people. The last name Topper occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Topper reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 540,009th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 271 people.

The surname Topper is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,795 people, or 1 in 95,510. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 15 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Topper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Topper has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 838 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Topper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Topper last name are 25.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.25% being registered with the party.

The amount Topper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning 346,810 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.26% more than the national average, earning R 426,000 per year; in United States they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $45,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.2% more than the national average, earning $60,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Töpper941,087/
Toepper92554/
Toppert92112/
Toupper922/
Thopper921/
Toopper920/
Toper915,862/
Toppe91789/
Tepper8311,369/
Tapper839,768/
Topfer83604/
Topher83114/
Thoppe8367/
Topere8348/
Toppet8338/
Tooper8338/
Täpper8333/
Toppie8330/
Tosper8319/
Toeper8316/
Toppeh8313/
Toppes832/
Toppeu832/
Tohper832/
Toppee831/
Topier831/
Topert831/
Topeer831/
Toppey830/
Tope8016,458/
Toepfer772,842/
Tappert771,742/
Thapper77110/
Toppets7795/
Toppett7748/
Thoppey7714/
Toepher7714/
Thepper7713/
Tappere775/
Taepper773/
Toupere773/
Tappier772/
Tapperd771/
Topfere771/
Tospher771/
Toupher770/
Tappe736,249/
Teper733,689/
Toppa731,817/
Toppi731,475/
Taper73822/
Toupe73818/
Toope73512/
Topie73272/
Topey73250/
Topea73150/
Topet73143/
Topez73143/
Topeu73134/
Thope73115/
Topes73110/
Topre7390/
Toppy7350/
Topee7341/
Töper7322/
Topir7318/
Tophe7318/
Topei7315/
Todpe735/
Topge735/
Tozpe734/
Topeh734/
Ttope734/
Topje733/
Toppé733/
Topip732/
Tospe731/
Tuope731/
Toipe731/
Tappertt715/
Toperova713/
Töpfer679,766/
Tapere672,102/
Toupet67882/
Thaper67809/
Tepfer67768/
Tappeh67406/
Tapfer67242/
Tapert67236/
Tohpeh67117/
Toopes6785/
Topheh6771/
Topgey6763/
Toppio6761/
Töpert6759/
Toopea6732/
Toppis6727/
Tappie6725/
Tuoppi6724/
Tappet6722/
Toipre6721/
Tappey6716/
Tohupe6716/
Tappes6716/
Touppa6716/
Topeit6715/
Topyor6714/
Toupie6712/
Thoppi6711/
Toupes6711/
Thopre6710/
Topeha6710/
Toopet678/
Theper678/
Tasper676/
Toupey675/
Tauper675/
Taaper675/
Tapier674/
Tuoppy674/
Tapperova673/
Töpperová673/
Thoupe673/
Tophet673/
Tapear673/
Tapperová673/
Toupee673/
Topferova673/
Topech673/
Thopie672/
Thappe672/
Toopie672/
Topets672/
Tophir672/
Teeper672/
Toopee672/
Tehper672/
Topeap672/
Tophie672/
Topiey672/
Toopeh672/
Topair672/
Toppoa671/
Topesp671/
Tuopeh671/
Thoope671/
Thospe671/
Topieh671/
Tuopea671/
Taperh671/
Tepeer671/
Topuir671/
Topeis671/
Topess671/
Topeuh671/
Topferová671/
Topiej671/
Toipez671/
Tappée671/
Ttoppa671/
Htophe671/
Toppay671/
Thoppy671/
Tohpre671/
Toopey670/
Tophey670/
Topfee670/
Toupre670/
Tapped670/
Tepier670/
Tuiper670/
Tappei670/

Topper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Topper in the Russian language
Топперtopper-

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