Wolpers Surname

341,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wolpers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolpers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8831:91,17311,458
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Wolpers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wolpers is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolpers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wolpers is the 341,330th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 6,772,812 people. The last name Wolpers is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wolpers live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wolpers is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 883 people, or 1 in 91,173. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 73 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside and Hamburg, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Argentina, where 2 percent reside.

Wolpers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wolpers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wolpers surname increased 413 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wolpers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wolpers last name are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% being registered with the party.

Wolpers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.66% less than the national average, earning $39,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolperse930/
Wolpereis881/
Wolbers861,964/
Volpers86184/
Wilpers8696/
Walpers865/
Wolpars860/
Walperes8016/
Woelbers801/
Wolpierce750/
Wilbers713,148/
Welbers711,032/
Walbers71251/
Wälbers7190/
Wülbers7150/
Wulbers7130/
Voļpers711/
Wilpirs710/
Waelbers67205/
Wilpares671/
Willbers670/
Welber's670/
Wille Bras591/
Wilbors5712/
Wilburs573/
Walburs571/
Wilobros531/
Wahlbors531/
Valparìs531/
Wilbours530/
Willburs530/
Wyllie-Brause501/
Willbours500/

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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 Wolpers
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