Wamper Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wamper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wamper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wamper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wamper is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wamper? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,817,111th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The last name Wamper is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Wamper are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 1,019,056. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent live and Hesse, where 4 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Wamper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wamper has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wampere921/
Wampher921/
Wampert920/
Wampeire867/
Vamper83114/
Wemper8358/
Bamper8344/
Wampir8316/
Wömper835/
Wanper833/
Watempere801/
Wompere77253/
Weimper77143/
Wampire7710/
Vampert772/
Vampeer771/
Wanpier771/
Wanpert771/
Wanpear771/
Whanper770/
Wampaire716/
Wanphetr711/
Vamphier710/
Vampre67103/
Bampir675/
Vemper674/
Bomper672/
Banper671/
Weitemper671/

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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 Wamper
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