Casper Surname
Approximately 25,001 people bear this surname
Casper Surname Definition:
“Treasure Guardian” in Persian (Kansbar).
Casper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,169 | 1:21,111 | 2,664 |
| Germany | 3,124 | 1:25,770 | 3,409 |
| Egypt | 1,983 | 1:46,362 | 4,614 |
| South Africa | 894 | 1:60,601 | 7,656 |
| Canada | 278 | 1:132,538 | 13,752 |
| England | 260 | 1:214,300 | 18,301 |
| Papua New Guinea | 238 | 1:34,259 | 4,033 |
| France | 153 | 1:434,135 | 62,815 |
| Australia | 106 | 1:254,676 | 23,375 |
| Solomon Islands | 70 | 1:8,286 | 1,347 |
| Denmark | 67 | 1:84,249 | 8,149 |
| Kazakhstan | 57 | 1:310,219 | 25,916 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Austria | 51 | 1:166,969 | 21,809 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Belarus | 37 | 1:256,785 | 30,179 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Puerto Rico | 9 | 1:394,460 | 3,042 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 115 | 1:211,960 | 16,503 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,022 | 1:16,618 | 2,121 |
The alternate forms: Cásper (1) & Caspér (1) are calculated separately.
Casper (36,639) may also be a first name.
Casper Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Treasure Guardian” in Persian (Kansbar).
(German, English) Descendant of Caspar or Kaspar (master of the treasure).
Casper Demographics
Casper Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Casper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Casper Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Casper (Arabic: كسبر) is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant: Cásper or Caspér. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Casper? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,753rd most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 291,490 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Casper live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 23,859th most widespread first name on earth, held by 36,639 people.
It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 17,169 people, or 1 in 21,111. In The United States Casper is most common in: Wisconsin, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 85 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent live and Egypt, where 8 percent live.
Casper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Casper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Casper surname increased 568 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Casper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (78%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Casper surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.76% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Casper earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.31% less than the national average, earning 230,810 kr per year; in Peru they earn 61.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,474 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.45% less than the national average, earning R 198,552 per year; in United States they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $45,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% more than the national average, earning $53,678 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Casper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Casper in the Arabic language | ||
| كسبر | ksbr | - |
| كاسبر | kasbr | - |
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Casper 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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