Compere Surname

33,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Compere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Compere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti13,4521:794112
United States7321:495,16241,717
Belgium6131:18,7552,884
France5751:115,51817,391
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Guinea941:125,892914
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Canada371:995,82774,831
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Wales91:343,83718,086
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales81:196,0527,186
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Compère (307) & Compére (7) are calculated separately.

Compere (342) may also be a first name.

Compere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Compere occurs in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Compère or Compére. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Compere? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,624th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 461,500 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Compere are found; 86 percent are found in Caribbean and 85 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 472,030th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 342 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is borne by 13,452 people, or 1 in 794. In Haiti it is most frequent in: Ouest, where 31 percent live, Nord, where 23 percent live and Centre, where 19 percent live. Other than Haiti it occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 4 percent live.

Compere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Compere has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Compere last name rose 2,815 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Compere Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Compere surname are 5.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Compere earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 196.82% more than the national average, earning R 705,348 per year; in United States they earn 6.85% less than the national average, earning $40,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.27% less than the national average, earning $35,637 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Compère95307/
Compére957/
Compeyre9315/
Compered931/
Comperer931/
Comperie931/
Comperes931/
Compoere931/
Comperre931/
Comper922,110/
Compre9276/
Chompeire881/
Compper86650/
Compher86638/
Compare86522/
Compier86265/
Compeer86193/
Compore8686/
Compera869/
Compert868/
Conpere866/
Campere865/
Compehr864/
Coomper861/
Compear861/
Compeir861/
Compery860/
Compire860/
Comperry8081/
Compaire8055/
Compayre8038/
Campiere8031/
Comparey808/
Komperie803/
Camphere802/
Chompire802/
Kompeire802/
Compeera802/
Comppert801/
Comperra801/
Camper774,663/
Komper77303/
Campre7730/
Compér779/
Covere778/
Cobere773/
Conper772/
Compaired75184/
Chomphire7520/
Compayred757/
Chompaire752/
Compairet752/
Tchampere751/
Comperray750/
Campher715,595/
Sampere711,515/
Camperi71679/
Kompier71641/
Kompare71468/
Campera71459/
Kompert7187/
Komprej7181/
Compari7176/
Kompeer7148/
Compary7142/
Campert7123/
Campier7122/
Kampere7121/
Kompore7112/
Campare7110/
Kompire719/
Komperi718/
Sompire717/
Campfer716/
Zampere716/
Compair715/
Campire714/
Kompera714/
Campore714/
Compira713/
Cobiere713/
Conpher712/
Câmpera712/
Čampere712/
Coberes712/
Kempere712/
Coverea711/
Coverey711/
Compiri711/
Couvere711/
Comparé711/
Camhper711/
Campper710/
Conpery710/
Coveare710/
Caamper710/
Campear710/
Connpre710/
Zampiere67211/
Sampiere6788/
Champeri6780/
Zoumperi6765/
Campieri6756/
Camperio6749/
Kampeire6747/
Champire6746/
Camphire6736/
Campeert6736/
Comparri6725/
Samphere6723/
Komperød6714/
Kompeera6714/
Campeera6712/
Couberes679/
Khomperi676/
Kamphere674/
Cumpeera674/
Campeira672/
Khampere672/
Samperre672/
Kompaire672/
Jampeire672/
Komperoa671/
Camphear671/
Camphier671/
Kamperea671/
Kampiere671/
Kompfert671/
Sammpere671/
Compayré671/
Khompher671/
Kampeere671/
Cumperry670/
Jamphere670/
Camphore670/
Campfire670/
Cambperr670/
Samppere670/
Coinpare670/
Johnpere670/

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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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  • 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 Compere
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