Wapner Surname

623,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Wapner Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) From Wapno, “quicklime.” A dealer in lime.

Wapner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4141:875,50566,354
Israel301:285,25425,178
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wapner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) From Wapno, “quicklime.” A dealer in lime.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Wapner Last Name Facts

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

Wapner has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wapner.

How Common Is The Last Name Wapner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 623,516th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wapner reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wapner is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 414 people, or 1 in 875,505. In The United States Wapner is most prevalent in: New York, where 15 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Wapner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wapner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wapner last name expanded 10,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wapner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wapner last name are 5.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wapner earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.44% more than the national average, earning $57,579 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wappner92140/
Watpner922/
Wapnierz861/
Wepner83471/
Vapner8331/
Wapnir839/
Wopner831/
Weppner77752/
Wopfner77313/
Weepner7727/
Wepnerr771/
Woppner770/
Bopner670/
Huepner621/
Boopner620/
Beipner620/
Hueppner570/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wapner
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