Cerpa Surname

38,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Chile

Cerpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia5,3271:8,9681,009
Chile3,0271:5,820683
Peru1,2581:25,2662,751
Mexico9981:124,3754,195
Spain9811:47,6584,506
Venezuela5341:56,5622,671
Argentina4941:86,5257,301
United States4621:784,54360,722
Ecuador1581:100,6706,194
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
Uruguay1331:25,8033,008
Latvia571:35,9665,478
Panama171:230,1336,157
Nicaragua131:463,1613,580
Belize111:32,3162,112
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Cerpa (14) may also be a first name.

Cerpa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cerpa is borne by more people in Colombia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 38,422nd most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 532,404 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Cerpa live; 81 percent live in South America and 43 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name on earth, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Colombia, where it is held by 5,327 people, or 1 in 8,968. In Colombia Cerpa is most prevalent in: Atlántico Department, where 31 percent are found, Bolívar Department, where 26 percent are found and Magdalena Department, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Colombia it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 22 percent are found and Peru, where 9 percent are found.

Cerpa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cerpa last name are 5.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cerpa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 20.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,350 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.95% less than the national average, earning $16,812,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $43,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.22% less than the national average, earning $35,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cerpas91651/
Cherpa91190/
Cerpaz9141/
Scerpa9124/
Czerpa9123/
Cierpa912/
Cerpay911/
Scherpa8369/
Cherpas8346/
Cherpaz8340/
Cerpath8311/
Cerpeau838/
Cheerpa835/
Cherpat832/
Cherpay831/
Czerpas831/
Cerpaud831/
Serpa80142,004/
Zerpa8044,217/
Cirpa80215/
Crepa80213/
Cerpo80142/
Kerpa80122/
Cerpe8090/
Cerpi8012/
Jerpa805/
Gerpa801/
Cerpy800/
Cherpeau7787/
Szczerpa772/
Cherphat772/
Shcherpa771/
Cerpaggi771/
Tscherpa770/
Sherpa7367,497/
Serpas734,843/
Serpau73122/
Cherpe7389/
Cherpi7366/
Chirpa7359/
Scirpa7344/
Serpay7338/
Crepea7333/
Zerpas7328/
Cerpes7322/
Serpaz7316/
Cerphy7315/
Cierpe7315/
Cherpy7314/
Kierpa7310/
Kerpah7310/
Serpaj739/
Cerper737/
Crepau735/
Seerpa734/
Searpa734/
Jerpat733/
Serppa733/
Serpat732/
Zerpaa732/
Cerpez732/
Cerpio732/
Kherpa732/
Kerpai732/
Jeerpa731/
Xserpa731/
Serrpa731/
Jerpea731/
Jerpah731/
Serpaa731/
Hjerpa731/
Zerpha731/
Zeerpa731/
Čerpas731/
Zzerpa731/
Szerpa731/
Cirpaz731/
Cerppe731/
Sierpa731/
Cirpas730/
Scherpe67210/
Chirpaz67203/
Serpaud67172/
Cherpes67117/
Cherpit6797/
Kerpash6771/
Kerpach6743/
Chirpas6741/
Serpeau6732/
Kerpacz6731/
Chirpat6724/
Cierpis6720/
Cerpuis679/
Cerpich678/
Sherpas678/
Serpass676/
Schirpa675/
Quierpa674/
Serpaut674/
Kerpays673/
Sherpaa672/
Cherpet672/
Jerpash672/
Sherppa671/
Serpeas671/
Serphas671/
Ssherpa671/
Kerpeah671/
Zerpahs671/
Sherpah671/
Sherpat671/
Gerphas671/
Cerpisz671/
Cherpey671/
Scerpio671/
Sherpaz671/
Cherpuy671/
Cherper670/
Cerphey670/

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