Viper Surname

432,755th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Viper Surname Definition:

(U.S. Wiper). This name is found in the New England Genealogical Register for April, 1845. Bowditch says "Mr. Bull Frog, not long since before the police-court, Cincinnati, probably adopted an alias for the occasion." Viper may be a corruption of Vibert, the Wibert of the Yorkshire Domesday, and the Anglo-Saxon name Uibert (Cod.

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Viper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Russia2161:667,23657,409
India431:17,838,730274,051
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Belarus241:395,87740,412
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
England91:6,190,895170,599
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
China51:273,464,31313,838
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Viper (156) may also be a first name.

Viper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(U.S. Wiper). This name is found in the New England Genealogical Register for April, 1845. Bowditch says "Mr. Bull Frog, not long since before the police-court, Cincinnati, probably adopted an alias for the occasion." Viper may be a corruption of Vibert, the Wibert of the Yorkshire Domesday, and the Anglo-Saxon name Uibert (Cod. Dip. Anglo-Saxon, No. 523). It may also be from the French Vipont (Latinised De Veteri Ponte); from Vipont, near Lisieux, in Normandy. The names Viper, Vipond are found in Norfolk.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Viper Last Name Facts

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

Viper (Arabic: فايبر, Russian: Випер) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viper? popularity and diffusion

The surname Viper is the 432,755th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,166,724 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 37 percent of Viper live; 36 percent live in North Africa and 35 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 735,679th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 156 people.

It is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Barring Egypt this surname exists in 65 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Viper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Viper has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,950 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Viper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Viper surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

Viper earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.54% less than the national average, earning $26,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vipper9183/
Visper9159/
Veiper9158/
Vaiper914/
Vipere912/
Viperr911/
Viperd910/
Vipe8937/
Veipert8312/
Vippert831/
Viepher831/
Vaipher831/
Vieperz831/
Vaipear831/
Wiper80699/
Vipie80330/
Vispe80149/
Veper8070/
Vippe8060/
Vipre8034/
Vuper8030/
Veipe8013/
Voipe805/
Biper805/
Viphe803/
Vipee803/
Vipes802/
Fiper801/
Viepe801/
Viope801/
Vipea801/
Vipet801/
Vesper735,060/
Wipper731,074/
Weiper73184/
Wipert73132/
Vayper73130/
Wipier73119/
Fipper7328/
Bipert7322/
Vepper7316/
Wipere7314/
Fisper7314/
Bipper7310/
Bisper7310/
Whiper737/
Huiper737/
Vaiphe736/
Phiper735/
Bipere734/
Vaipei733/
Vepere733/
Veyper731/
Veaper731/
Feiper731/
Waiper731/
Wipfer731/
Vipesh731/
Vippey731/
Vésper731/
Vípper731/
Voipie731/
Vešper731/
Vupper731/
Faiper731/
Veipes731/
Vepier731/
Vypper731/
Wiperd730/
Fipher730/
Veeper730/
Bieper730/
Vaiphei673,829/
Wippert67522/
Bippert67382/
Vipi67340/
Whipper67171/
Bipe67168/
Vipa67137/
Veppert6799/
Wipe6767/
Faipeur6752/
Vepe6730/
Vespere6727/
Wiepper6720/
Phipher6718/
Veiphei6715/
Vaiphie6710/
Weisper6710/
Whipert676/
Vippirt673/
Pfisper673/
Pfeiper673/
Phipper672/
Wipfier672/
Vespert672/
Fispher671/
Foisper671/
Voiphee671/
Vippair671/
Uipfert671/
Vajperd671/
Whipher671/
Feipere671/
Veepere671/
Wihsper671/
Vjpe671/
Pheiper670/
Pfieper670/
Waipert670/
Wipperd670/
Bippher670/
Weipper670/
Pfipher670/
Witpert670/
Bippeur670/
Phieper670/

Viper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viper in the Russian language
Виперviper-
Viper in the Arabic language
فايبرfaybr-

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