Wolper Surname

457,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolper Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) The kinnui of Benjamin is Wolf or Wolfe, which was extended to Wolper.

Wolper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4891:741,22558,038
Germany1871:430,51038,755
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Wolper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) The kinnui of Benjamin is Wolf or Wolfe, which was extended to Wolper.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Wolper Last Name Facts

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

Wolper is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 457,658th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 9,861,361 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wolper live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 489 people, or 1 in 741,225. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 18 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Wolper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wolper has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,329 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wolper last name are 32.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.96% registered with the party.

Wolper earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.95% more than the national average, earning $57,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woelper92153/
Wolpher9223/
Wollper921/
Woolper920/
Wolperd920/
Wolpper920/
Woolpert86187/
Woelpper8691/
Wolperth8614/
Woellper869/
Woolperd860/
Walper831,274/
Volper83334/
Wulper830/
Woilppert801/
Volpert771,975/
Walpher773/
Wulpert771/
Whelper771/
Volpere771/
Vollpert7113/
Wallpher716/
Walperrd711/
Valper6743/
Balper674/
Volpre671/
Volperová671/
Bulper670/
Valperz6283/
Balpeer628/
Valpert621/
Valpier621/
Bolpair620/
Baalpeer578/
Valphere571/
Balpir504/
Valpre501/
Balpér501/

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Wolper Reference & Research

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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
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  • 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 Wolper
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