Walper Surname

298,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Walper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4651:173,13020,361
United States3601:1,006,83074,328
Canada2771:133,01713,807
Israel1071:79,9789,667
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Walper (13) may also be a first name.

Walper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walper is most common in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Walper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 298,749th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,720,209 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Walper live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Walper is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 13 people.

The surname Walper is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 465 people, or 1 in 173,130. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 34 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Thuringia, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 22 percent reside.

Walper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Walper has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 610 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walper surname are 21.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Walper earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22.29% more than the national average, earning $52,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.04% less than the national average, earning $49,167 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walpher923/
Wallpher866/
Walperrd861/
Wolper83739/
Valper8343/
Balper834/
Valperz7783/
Wolpher7723/
Balpeer778/
Whelper771/
Wollper771/
Valpier771/
Valpert771/
Wolpper770/
Wolperd770/
Woolper770/
Woolpert71187/
Wolperth7114/
Baalpeer718/
Valphere711/
Woolperd710/
Volper67334/
Balpir674/
Balpér671/
Valpre671/
Woilppert671/
Volpert621,975/
Vaulpre6213/
Volpere621/
Vollpert5713/
Volperová531/
Volpre501/

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Walper Reference & Research

Wolper FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Walper
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis