Wipper Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wipper Surname User-submission:

The German surname Wipper is taken from the Wipper river. It comes from the Old German word uipparaha, which means 'singing, bouncing river'.

Wipper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6801:118,39014,537
United States3401:1,066,05677,773
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Wipper (11) may also be a first name.

Wipper Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The German surname Wipper is taken from the Wipper river. It comes from the Old German word uipparaha, which means 'singing, bouncing river'.

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Wipper Last Name Facts

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

Wipper is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wipper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wipper? popularity and diffusion

It is the 341,803rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,785,425 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Wipper live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 680 people, or 1 in 118,390. In Germany Wipper is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 21 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany Wipper is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Wipper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wipper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wipper last name expanded 618 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wipper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wipper last name are 26.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 79.55% registered with the party.

The amount Wipper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $46,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning $48,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wippert92522/
Whipper92171/
Wiepper9220/
Weipper920/
Wipperd920/
Wiper91699/
Weippert862,161/
Whippert866/
Wupper83331/
Wüpper83252/
Weiper83184/
Wipert83132/
Wipier83119/
Wepper8389/
Vipper8383/
Wipere8314/
Bipper8310/
Whiper837/
Wypper832/
Wipfer831/
Waiper831/
Wiperd830/
Weippeart8010/
Weippertt801/
Weppert7792/
Wuepper7791/
Weisper7710/
Whipert776/
Wipfier772/
Wihsper771/
Vippert771/
Whippre771/
Whipher771/
Whepper770/
Waipert770/
Bippher770/
Whupper770/
Witpert770/
Weppher770/
Wyper731,139/
Viper73795/
Weper73133/
Biper735/
Witpeerd7156/
Weiperth7124/
Weippirt710/
Wepfer67624/
Wayper67165/
Visper6759/
Veiper6758/
Bepper6738/
Weaper6738/
Wyperd6727/
Weeper6718/
Vepper6716/
Wepperová6710/
Wipior679/
Huiper677/
Waipre674/
Vaiper674/
Weiperová673/
Vipere672/
Vypper671/
Wepier671/
Wüpperová671/
Wepher671/
Viperr671/
Woipre671/
Vípper671/
Wepere671/
Vupper671/
Wueper670/
Wypert670/
Viperd670/
Wepeir670/

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