Casper Surname

21,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Casper Surname Definition:

“Treasure Guardian” in Persian (Kansbar).

Casper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,1691:21,1112,664
Germany3,1241:25,7703,409
Egypt1,9831:46,3624,614
South Africa8941:60,6017,656
Canada2781:132,53813,752
England2601:214,30018,301
Papua New Guinea2381:34,2594,033
France1531:434,13562,815
Australia1061:254,67623,375
Solomon Islands701:8,2861,347
Denmark671:84,2498,149
Kazakhstan571:310,21925,916
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Austria511:166,96921,809
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Belarus371:256,78530,179
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
India261:29,502,515369,827
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Puerto Rico91:394,4603,042
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
China91:151,924,6187,954
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales71:224,0598,079
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0221:16,6182,121

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).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, English) Descendant of Caspar or Kaspar (master of the treasure).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cásper941/
Caspér941/
Casperd9224/
Caspert9219/
Chasper923/
Casperz923/
Caasper921/
Caspier921/
Caspejr921/
Caspeer920/
Caspere920/
Caspeir920/
Cashper920/
Caspe9110,303/
Caper91637/
Chashper861/
Casperre860/
Casbpere860/
Kasper8346,593/
Jasper8328,586/
Capper836,302/
Cosper833,652/
Cauper831,421/
Caaper8379/
Capier8356/
Caiper8333/
Caperd8315/
Caspet8314/
Capfer8313/
Sasper8312/
Caspes838/
Casspe836/
Caspie834/
Capher833/
Capeer832/
Capere832/
Capert832/
Caspez832/
Cajper831/
Caspir831/
Cayper831/
Zasper830/
Cazper830/
Caspey830/
Caspre830/
Cape808,794/
Jaspert77643/
Kaszper77254/
Kashper77244/
Caupert77106/
Kaspper7749/
Cappert7729/
Jaspher7720/
Cappere7716/
Jaspere777/
Kaspere777/
Caupper777/
Caipper776/
Kaasper775/
Caupier774/
Kaspher773/
Jaspper773/
Jeasper772/
Casphed772/
Caspech772/
Casspie771/
Caphert771/
Jaspeer771/
Jhasper771/
Cospher771/
Giasper771/
Caspire771/
Jausper771/
Jaasper771/
Jaisper771/
Cappier771/
Caperre771/
Capeyre771/
Caspoir771/
Kaspear771/
Cheaper771/
Caspair770/
Ceapeer770/
Kassper770/
Cappher770/
Caypher770/
Caupere770/
Capes734,127/
Cappe732,660/
Kaper732,443/
Capet731,624/
Capir731,434/
Caspi731,412/
Coper731,053/
Caipe731,007/
Capre73476/
Caspa73406/
Capie73227/
Capey73129/
Capez73105/
Kaspe73100/
Capeţ7340/
Caupe7337/
Caspy7329/
Capee7325/
Capei7321/
Capea739/
Cospe737/
Caphe734/
Capeu732/
Gcape732/
Caape731/
Cap'e731/
Caype731/
Cazpe731/
Capej731/
Capeh730/
Caped730/
Kaschper7130/
Cappeart7121/
Khashper7118/
Capheart7115/
Dzhasper715/
Capeahrt712/
Khaspher711/
Cooper67643,797/
Kapere676,227/
Copper675,788/
Couper674,620/
Kapfer674,348/
Kapper672,046/
Copher671,259/
Kesper671,048/
Kauper67900/
Cashpa67857/
Copier67800/
Kaiper67397/
Kasperová67371/
Käsper67306/
Cheape67305/
Kasperova67263/
Copfer67252/
Kašper67218/
Kosper67199/
Capire67169/
Caspio67132/
Cappie67128/
Katper67100/
Caspis6797/
Khaper6791/
Capetz6782/
Capets6782/
Kaspyr6778/
Kajper6762/
Copere6758/
Couspeyre6743/
Josper6739/
Kaspir6738/
Cappes6738/
Caspiz6734/
Kapier6731/
Kapger6730/
Kayper6728/
Cappez6723/
Capett6723/
Kapeer6713/
Caspit6710/
Cahape677/
Caipei677/
Cappey676/
Caphey675/
Sosper674/
Cape's674/
Caïphe674/
Copetr673/
Coiper673/
Keaper673/
Kapher673/
Caipes673/
Cappir673/
Caaipe673/
Ccoper672/
Kashpe672/
Cospes672/
Cobper672/
Caspii672/
Caspha672/
Capess671/
Khaspe671/
Kapear671/
Kaspei671/
Cappet671/
Capuir671/
Caipir671/
Ceapir671/
Cospea671/
Cosspe671/
Copert671/
Cappee671/
Kaperh671/
Cappeh671/
Caippe671/
Jaspir671/
Cahpir671/
Cappre671/
Caphie671/
Capihe671/
Caupet671/
Caspai671/
Cappei671/
Casspi671/
Kabper671/
Cajpre671/
Caapir671/
Caupes671/
Caspay671/
Caapes670/
Cospir670/
Cotper670/

Casper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Casper in the Arabic language
كسبرksbr-
كاسبرkasbr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Casper
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