Cherpa Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Cherpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1881:4,080,135109,968
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Cherpa (42) may also be a first name.

Cherpa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherpa (Oriya: ସେରନ, Russian: Черпа) occurs most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherpa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. Cherpa occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Cherpa live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Cherpa is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 42 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 188 people, or 1 in 4,080,135. In India Cherpa is most numerous in: Telangana, where 69 percent are found, Assam, where 29 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Besides India it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherpa9269/
Cherpas9246/
Cherpaz9240/
Cheerpa925/
Cherpat922/
Cherpay921/
Cerpa9113,688/
Herpa9112/
Cherpeau8687/
Cherphat862/
Shcherpa861/
Tscherpa860/
Sherpa8367,497/
Cerpas83651/
Charpa83462/
Herpai83407/
Cherpe8389/
Cherpi8366/
Chirpa8359/
Cerpaz8341/
Herpay8337/
Chorpa8329/
Scerpa8324/
Czerpa8323/
Cherpy8314/
Herpha839/
Cierpa832/
Kherpa832/
Cerpay831/
Hjerpa831/
Herpat830/
Chirpaz77203/
Cherpes77117/
Cherpit7797/
Chirpas7741/
Chirpat7724/
Charpay7713/
Cerpath7711/
Sherpas778/
Cerpeau778/
Charpea775/
Schirpa775/
Sherpaa772/
Cherpet772/
Charpai772/
Chorpha772/
Sherppa771/
Ssherpa771/
Sherpah771/
Sherpat771/
Czerpas771/
Charpau771/
Cerpaud771/
Cherpey771/
Sherpaz771/
Cherpuy771/
Cherper770/
Serpa73142,004/
Zerpa7344,217/
Hirpa739,402/
Herpe731,092/
Cirpa73215/
Crepa73213/
Cerpo73142/
Kerpa73122/
Herpy73118/
Herpo7361/
Herpi7313/
Jerpa735/
Gerpa731/
Sherpach711,769/
Charpeau7113/
Cherpoot716/
Szczerpa712/
Cherpess711/
Cherpets711/
Sherpahe711/
Tchirpap711/
Cerpaggi711/
Charphai711/
Cherpysh711/
Serpas674,843/
Hirpha671,771/
Hjerpe671,579/
Herper67359/
Herpet67122/
Serpau67122/
Herpes6763/
Herpis6759/
Scirpa6744/
Shirpa6743/
Harpah6739/
Serpay6738/
Crepea6733/
Hirpah6730/
Serpaz6716/
Kierpa6710/
Kerpah6710/
Chirpi679/
Serpaj679/
Herpui678/
Charpo676/
Chirpe676/
Crepau675/
Sherpo675/
Herpit675/
Seerpa674/
Searpa674/
Herpie674/
Hirpas674/
Hierpe673/
Serppa673/
Serpat672/
Zerpaa672/
Kerpai672/
Jeerpa671/
Herpez671/
Herpid671/
Hirpat671/
Hirpaz671/
Xserpa671/
Shyrpa671/
Serrpa671/
Jerpea671/
Jerpah671/
Serpaa671/
Herppy671/
Zerpha671/
Zeerpa671/
Čerpas671/
Zzerpa671/
Szerpa671/
Cirpaz671/
Herpei671/
Herpho671/
Sierpa671/
Herppo671/
Cirpas670/

Cherpa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherpa in the Oriya language
ସେରନserana-
Cherpa in the Russian language
Черпаcerpa-

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