Gaspar Surname

1,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Gaspar Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Casper or Jasper (master of the treasure).

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Gaspar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola159,3311:16926
Mexico49,7251:2,496364
Brazil42,5891:5,027377
Mozambique32,7531:832190
Portugal23,1741:45077
Philippines21,3031:4,752381
Peru11,5071:2,762460
United States8,7381:41,4815,087
Tanzania6,8351:7,7461,014
Argentina5,8221:7,342734
Spain5,6901:8,217987
Romania5,5241:3,635495
Colombia4,1911:11,3991,145
Guatemala4,0331:3,988580
France3,2761:20,2762,350
Venezuela2,4011:12,5801,084
Ecuador1,7141:9,2801,503
Bolivia1,4231:7,461920
Canada1,1161:33,0164,268
Belgium8281:13,8852,105
Germany7271:110,73713,636
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Dominican Republic5701:18,3031,247
Austria3761:22,6473,564
England3691:150,99714,419
Australia3231:83,5789,683
Luxembourg2561:2,268256
Indonesia2271:582,59646,553
São Tomé and Príncipe2221:799133
South Africa2211:245,14825,005
Switzerland2171:37,8485,453
El Salvador2161:29,3701,071
Cuba2031:56,7622,217
Singapore1671:32,9801,213
Moldova1581:22,5403,790
Namibia1551:15,5452,826
Hungary1421:69,1297,091
United Arab Emirates1361:67,3706,326
Chile1221:144,3975,020
Malaysia1021:289,15915,911
Uruguay1021:33,6453,884
Slovakia981:54,45410,534
India911:8,429,290174,159
Sweden801:123,0848,745
Czechia741:143,69622,443
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Panama711:55,1022,607
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Italy521:1,176,09074,216
Turkey491:1,588,19260,638
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Haiti471:227,3178,615
Israel451:190,17018,708
East Timor361:33,776107
Guyana351:21,7782,654
Costa Rica311:154,1962,192
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Wales251:123,7819,267
Malta241:17,9281,021
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Croatia231:183,85222,841
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Armenia141:209,2995,614
Norway141:367,30634,015
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Saint Lucia101:17,8781,399
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Scotland81:669,22723,443
China71:195,331,65210,124
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Macau51:120,326534
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Nauru21:5,940420
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

The alternate forms: Gašpar (4,352), Gaşpar (301), Gașpar (98), Gaspár (15), Gáspar (3), Gaśpar (1), Gáspár (11,558), Gašpár (69), Gaşpăr (43), Gášpar (23), Gașpăr (21), Gáspàr (1) & Gášpár (172) are calculated separately.

Gaspar (163,664) may also be a first name.

Gaspar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Casper or Jasper (master of the treasure).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

From the given name Gaspar, the Portuguese version of Casper, one of the three Wise Men in the Gospel of Matthew (the magi). It is thought to be of Chaldean (Persian) origin.

- mfariacastro

Gaspar Last Name Facts

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

Gaspar (Georgian: გასპარ, Marathi: पर, Oriya: ଗାାର, Russian: Гаспар) is found in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Gašpar, Gaşpar, Gașpar, Gaspár, Gáspar, Gaśpar, Gáspár, Gašpár, Gaşpăr, Gášpar, Gașpăr, Gáspàr or Gášpár. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gaspar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,360th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 18,262 people. The last name Gaspar is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Gaspar live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 6,438th most common first name globally, held by 163,664 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Angola, where it is borne by 159,331 people, or 1 in 169. Barring Angola it exists in 137 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Gaspar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gaspar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaspar last name rose 5,985 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 18,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gaspar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gaspar last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Gaspar surname are 40.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gaspar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 60.34% less than the national average, earning €11,911 per year; in Norway they earn 38.04% less than the national average, earning 214,421 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.44% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,422 per year; in South Africa they earn 138.16% more than the national average, earning R 565,968 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.81% less than the national average, earning $19,341,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.38% less than the national average, earning $39,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $53,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gašpar944,352/
Gaşpar94301/
Gașpar9498/
Gaspár9415/
Gáspar943/
Gaśpar941/
Gaspard9258,514/
Gaspart92765/
Gaspare92624/
Gashpar9271/
Gasphar928/
Gaszpar925/
Gaspaar924/
Gasparr922/
Gaaspar922/
Ghaspar922/
Gaspear921/
Gaispar921/
Gasspar921/
Gasppar921/
Gaspair920/
Gapar913,719/
Aspar912,040/
Gáspár8911,558/
Gašpár8969/
Gaşpăr8943/
Gášpar8923/
Gașpăr8921/
Gáspàr891/
Gasparre86686/
Gaspaire8622/
Gaaspard861/
Gaspeare861/
Gasphard861/
Gaspaird861/
Gaphar831,587/
Gapare831,482/
Gazpar831,248/
Ghapar83678/
Gapfar83526/
Gappar83411/
Gášpár83172/
Aspart83158/
Asphar83100/
Gospar8391/
Gačpar8354/
Gaspor8347/
Haspar8326/
Ashpar8320/
Gaipar839/
Gespar835/
Gapard833/
Gaxpar832/
Gaćpar832/
Gapaur831/
Aspahr831/
Gahpar831/
Ngapar831/
Gaupar831/
Gabpar831/
Aspard831/
Aaspar831/
Gapart830/
Aspaar830/
Gasparová8041/
Hashpar77196/
Gaapare77126/
Gapphar7753/
Asparre7740/
Gaspord7734/
Ghappar7732/
Gaphare7726/
Gashpor7719/
Ghaphar775/
Gaupare774/
Gazpard774/
Gaphhar773/
Gappare773/
Gaspour773/
Gaphaar772/
Gahapar772/
Gaspoor771/
Gapaire771/
Gaphart771/
Gappaar771/
Gajpare771/
Ghatpar771/
Gaspore771/
Hghapar771/
Gappard771/
Gaszpor771/
Ghapaar771/
Gospart770/
Gashparova7522/
Gopar737,474/
Gapor731,859/
Aspor7361/
Azpar731/
Gaparova711,824/
Gaphardt7148/
Asparova7129/
Gashpour7113/
Ghaypare713/
Easparrp711/
Godspear711/
Gahaphar711/
Gapparova678,485/
Gašparová671,546/
Ghopar67175/
Asport67172/
Aspord67154/
Ghapor6792/
Goopar6786/
Goppar6744/
Gapoor6741/
Gopare6738/
Gaspárová6732/
Gapour6730/
Hasparova6729/
Aspour6720/
Gophar6717/
Gopear6714/
Aspaurova6712/
Gopaar6712/
Aspoor6711/
Oszpar678/
Gaphor677/
Gopard676/
Gasporova675/
Gašparova675/
Ashparova674/
Ngopar674/
Gasspoore673/
Gohpar673/
Gásparová673/
Kgapor673/
Gopfar672/
Ghayspoor672/
Goupar672/
Gopart672/
Gosparova671/
Gotpar671/
Gapore671/
Gappor671/
Gospor671/
Gošpar671/
Ghashpour671/
Aspeir671/
Aspoir671/
Ghasbpour671/
Gahpor671/
Headspear670/

Gaspar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gaspar in the Georgian language
გასპარgaspar-
Gaspar in the Oriya language
ଗାାରgaara-
Gaspar in the Marathi language
परpara44.44
पारpara13.58
गासपरgasapara12.35
गसपरgasapara8.64
गॅसपरgesapara7.41
गसपाgasapa4.94
गसपारgasapara2.47
कशपरkasapara2.47
अमपारamapara2.47
गासपारgasapara1.23
Gaspar in the Russian language
Гаспарgaspar-

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