Esper Surname

82,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Esper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Esper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6351:221,68721,482
Argentina1,2011:35,5902,974
Brazil1,1271:189,9517,327
Germany5901:136,45016,592
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Jordan1941:45,5804,784
Mexico1671:743,27111,182
Philippines1291:784,79275,887
France1181:562,90476,109
Iran1061:724,36337,588
Chile741:238,0607,251
Canada511:722,46357,796
United Arab Emirates491:186,98512,996
Colombia361:1,327,05810,324
Israel341:251,69522,987
Lebanon321:176,1597,943
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Saint Lucia151:11,9191,145
Panama111:355,6607,645
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
England81:6,964,757184,742
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

The alternate forms: Ésper (2) & Espér (1) are calculated separately.

Esper (2,025) may also be a first name.

Esper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Esper (Arabic: اسبير, Russian: Эспер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Ésper or Espér. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esper? popularity and diffusion

Esper is the 82,148th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,234,550 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Esper are found; 42 percent are found in South America and 26 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Esper is also the 167,810th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 2,025 people.

Esper is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,635 people, or 1 in 221,687. In The United States Esper is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 31 percent are found, Ohio, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Esper exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 19 percent are found.

Esper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Esper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Esper last name grew 1,298 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Esper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Esper last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Greek Orthodox (71%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Esper surname are 4.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.37% being registered with the party.

The amount Esper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 4.5% less than the national average, earning $21,679,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $44,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $48,244 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ésper932/
Espér931/
Espert911,582/
Espere911,056/
Hesper91638/
Jesper91345/
Gesper91201/
Espier91102/
Esperø9145/
Oesper9134/
Espeer9119/
Espear911/
Yesper911/
Espher910/
Espe893,410/
Eper89440/
Eespere8361/
Jespere8359/
Eispert8339/
Hetsper8324/
Giesper8321/
Esperre8315/
Jespher8314/
Jeisper839/
Esperød833/
Jeasper832/
Hespert832/
Heisper831/
Hespher831/
Espey802,712/
Espie801,991/
Asper801,931/
Heper801,183/
Hespe80797/
Epper80664/
Espes80486/
Epere80365/
Espir80267/
Isper80252/
Euper80198/
Eiper80171/
Osper80170/
Epert80160/
Espei8030/
Espee8023/
Ebper8020/
Espeu8017/
Epher8017/
Exper8015/
Ieper8015/
Espet8015/
Espej8011/
Espeh8010/
Espep808/
Jsper807/
Esped807/
Geper804/
Espea804/
Esspe804/
Espre803/
Eeper803/
Gespe802/
Eaper801/
Eyper801/
Esphe801/
Epier801/
Ysper801/
Epear801/
Epeer801/
Espée801/
Eshpe801/
Epetr801/
Eperd800/
Esperova7747/
J'Espere7715/
Epe756,452/
Espoir7311,402/
Hepper731,461/
Hasper731,416/
Eppert731,203/
Hepfer73911/
Eipper73743/
Hepher73666/
Hosper73223/
Eipert73219/
Espire73167/
Eypert73130/
Gepfer73119/
Gepper73118/
Espirt7359/
Heaper7352/
Hetper7345/
Ispert7345/
Eypper7341/
Gisper7339/
Espeit7331/
Aspier7326/
Hepert7326/
Heeper7320/
Espech7317/
Ashper7317/
Eipere7315/
Heuper7312/
Assper7312/
Jeeper7311/
Espeyt7311/
Hespir7311/
Eupper738/
Espeed735/
Gešper734/
Espeet734/
Eppear732/
Aspeer732/
Espoey732/
Aspher732/
Ospeer731/
Hepier731/
Ispier731/
Etpert731/
Epperd731/
Eppier731/
Espett731/
Geyper731/
Yosper731/
Ephier731/
Ebpere731/
Hexper731/
Hepere731/
Geshpe731/
Espair731/
Espejp731/
Espiey731/
Aspeir731/
Aspejr731/
Asperr731/
Ispeer731/
Ephere731/
Yshper731/
Eapear731/
Espieh730/
Epeart730/
Ospher730/
Heiper730/
Epherd730/
Hespie730/
Hespes730/
Hespea730/
Epeard730/
Heperd730/
Eupher730/
Eshperova7123/
Yesperova711/
Headspear710/
Epie677,198/
Espi674,291/
Espa674,037/
Epee672,739/
Espy672,731/
Eppe671,209/
Epey671,197/
Iper671,170/
Espoire671,137/
Hepe67722/
Epeh67390/
Epea67341/
Epet67316/
Heppert67313/
Haasper67256/
Eipe67239/
Gepe67165/
Epir67145/
Epherre67130/
Eippert67109/
Hejpetr6791/
Espí6787/
Epeu6783/
Hepherd6780/
Epei6776/
Ephe6750/
Epée6748/
Yspeert6746/
Eype6742/
Eperova6741/
Hoshper6736/
Eyppert6723/
Epez6722/
Hespeth6720/
Epep6720/
Iepe6717/
Hashper6716/
Eepe6715/
Especht6713/
Yspeerd6710/
Eape677/
Eupe675/
Ezpe673/
Epfe672/
Espahie672/
Epphere672/
Hespett671/
Heepejr671/
Haspeer671/
Hispher671/
Expe671/
Ephierh671/
Jaisper671/
Jespère671/
Hepeire671/
Epèe671/
Epeş671/
Epje671/
Espé671/
Esspire671/
Epge671/
Ëepe671/
Ehpe671/
Espj671/
Epej671/
Epjr671/
Ispe671/
Hepperd670/
Hepfert670/
Epherdt670/
Eppeart670/
Heppfer670/
Hephier670/
Heeperd670/

Esper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Esper in the Russian language
Эсперesper-
Esper in the Arabic language
اسبيرasbyr-

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