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Cognomen Tapper (Tap , Dapper , Tapper ) , across the world, is a common last name. The cognomen Tapper is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is quite a common surname, Sweden, and Finland, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, Brazil, and India. Much less frequently, Tapper is the forename as well as the last name.