Cerps Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Cerps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Cērps (2) are calculated separately.

Cerps Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cerps occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Cērps. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerps? popularity and diffusion

Cerps is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Cerps are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Latvia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 82,002. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 76 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 20 percent live and Semigallia, where 4 percent live. Apart from Latvia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Cerps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cerps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cerps last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cērps932/
Cerp891/
Scherps8366/
Creps80921/
Kerps80317/
Cherp80115/
Cerpe8090/
Cerbs802/
Serps802/
Gerps801/
Jerps801/
Cervs800/
Zerps800/
Scherp73713/
Crepps73338/
Sjerps73315/
Cherpe7389/
Cerbst7331/
Keerps7329/
Kierps7313/
Gerpst738/
Crepse734/
Hjerps731/
Sherps731/
Serpse731/
Cerppe731/
Serpst730/
Scerpt730/
Scherpf67386/
Serp67325/
Scherpe67210/
Cerb67178/
Cerv67156/
Zerp67140/
Zscherp67129/
Hjerpås6723/
Schierp6714/
Scherpp676/
Şerp674/
Schreps674/
Kierpsz671/
Scherpz671/
Scherbs671/
Cirp671/
Cyrp671/

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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
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  • 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 Cerps
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