Upper Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Upper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Upper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3321:110,98111,875
United States2911:1,245,56388,018
India1061:7,236,466158,262
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Iran221:3,490,11599,764
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Israel141:611,26042,949
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
England91:6,190,895170,599
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Upper (114) may also be a first name.

Upper Last Name Facts

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

Upper (Russian: Уппер) occurs most in Canada. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Upper? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 390,762nd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,043,649 people. The surname Upper is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Upper live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 877,214th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 114 people.

The surname is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 332 people, or 1 in 110,981. In Canada Upper is most common in: Ontario, where 86 percent are found, British Columbia, where 11 percent are found and Alberta, where 3 percent are found. Beside Canada it exists in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Upper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Upper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Upper last name grew 428 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Upper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Upper last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Upper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $47,951 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hupper91238/
Gupper91165/
Eupper918/
Uppert915/
Uppere911/
Uppe891,559/
Uper89224/
Huppert834,430/
Huepper8342/
Hupperz833/
Huppe801,598/
Euper80198/
Huper80123/
Upere8064/
Ipper8058/
Guper8024/
Auppe8020/
Upeer8016/
Upert8015/
Ouper8011/
Upier807/
Uppre805/
Guppe805/
Uppey803/
Upphe803/
Uppie803/
Auper802/
Uppea801/
Uppir801/
Uperr801/
Upfer800/
Upher800/
Upger800/
Houppert77238/
Hupperth7727/
Hauppert773/
Heuppert770/
Upe755,893/
Hupfer733,612/
Huppes73989/
Hipper73784/
Hupert73562/
Huperz73287/
Aupert73287/
Gauper73147/
Hüpper73143/
Huppie73110/
Houppe73109/
Huppee7394/
Hueper7381/
Houper7326/
Oupier7326/
Hauper7320/
Uphere7313/
Heuper7312/
Husper737/
Huiper737/
Guppey736/
Upphed735/
Huppet732/
Aupere732/
Eupere732/
Oupere731/
Aupier731/
Uepfer731/
Upheer731/
Uppair731/
Uppesh731/
Uppire731/
Hauppe731/
Huppez731/
Huppée731/
Hupier731/
Jipper731/
Oepper731/
Ouppee731/
Upprre731/
Hupeer730/
Huppir730/
Eupert730/
Huppey730/
Gouper730/
Eupher730/
Hupe674,155/
Haupert672,206/
Houpert671,271/
Aupe671,239/
Iper671,170/
Uppa671,148/
Upyr67618/
Upeh67296/
Upre67216/
Gupe67204/
Upir67154/
Upie67117/
Auspert67101/
Hoepper6795/
Uppi6782/
Houpier6753/
Upet6726/
Hoopper6715/
Upei6714/
Upey6714/
Auspere6713/
Upee6711/
Hupfert6710/
Upes678/
Houpere678/
Upeu676/
Oupe676/
Eupe675/
Uppy674/
Uype674/
Upea674/
Uphe674/
Uperova673/
Uspe673/
Haupier673/
Huepher672/
Uped672/
Ujpe672/
Upjr672/
Ubpe672/
Uupe671/
Ouphier671/
Haupfer671/
Hippier671/
Auphier671/
Uipfert671/
Upfe671/
Upip671/
Upep671/
Upez671/
Upjp671/
Uhpe671/
Huppest670/

Upper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Upper in the Russian language
Упперupper-

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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 Upper
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