Jesper Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jesper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jesper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1681:479,19941,567
England701:795,97243,050
Denmark371:152,56013,318
United States241:15,102,456529,929
India101:76,706,538639,611
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Jesper (67,838) may also be a first name.

Jesper Last Name Facts

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

Jesper (Arabic: جسبر) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jesper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 809,613th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Jesper reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 14,241st most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 67,838 people.

The surname Jesper is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 479,199. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 7 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Germany it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 11 percent reside.

Jesper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jesper has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Jesper surname expanded 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jesper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Jesper surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Jesper earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 81% more than the national average, earning $78,100 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jespere9259/
Jespher9214/
Jeisper929/
Jeasper922/
Esper915,903/
Jespe917/
Jeper914/
J'Espere8615/
Djespere861/
Hesper83638/
Gesper83201/
Cesper8372/
Esperø8345/
Sesper8320/
Espeer8319/
Jeeper8311/
Jepher835/
Jesphe834/
Jepere833/
Jeiper831/
Jepper831/
Espear831/
Zesper831/
Jeaper831/
Jepert831/
Jepier831/
Yesper831/
Jespeh831/
Espher830/
Espe803,410/
Eper80440/
Jepe80155/
Jõepere7743/
Hetsper7724/
Giesper7721/
Gespere778/
Gespert777/
Chesper772/
Hespert772/
Siesper771/
Heisper771/
Jephert771/
Jaisper771/
Jespère771/
Zespere771/
Hespher771/
Jeppert771/
Espey732,712/
Seper731,755/
Siper731,266/
Jeppe73736/
Epper73664/
Espir73267/
Ceper73248/
Zeper73151/
Cespe73123/
Djepe73121/
Jepes7379/
Jeupe7362/
Jepir7339/
Jepez7337/
Espei7330/
Jepet7328/
Espee7323/
Yeper7320/
Ebper7320/
Epher7317/
Ieper7315/
Espej7311/
Sespe7310/
Ijepe736/
Jespa736/
Jepie736/
Geper734/
Espea734/
Esspe734/
Jeipe733/
Hjepe732/
Gespe732/
Jepey732/
Žeper732/
Jephe732/
Jiper731/
Esphe731/
Yespe731/
Jepre731/
Jiepe731/
Síper731/
Epear731/
Epeer731/
Eshpe731/
Jeepe731/
Jepheart7116/
J'Espère714/
Dzhesper711/
Espoir6711,402/
Epe676,452/
Sepehr674,626/
Sieper67794/
Gepert67415/
Sipper67404/
Sepper67251/
Suiper67239/
Jeapes67169/
Zepper67135/
Sipher67130/
Gepfer67119/
Gepper67118/
Zieper67103/
Cisper6779/
Jephet6773/
Jeppie6770/
Zepher6760/
Yespes6759/
Gisper6739/
Zepere6735/
Saiper6734/
Sepeur6732/
Sipeer6727/
Zepert6723/
Seyper6722/
Cepher6717/
Sepher6716/
Zeiper6714/
Zisper6711/
Hespir6711/
Jiepeh6711/
Jetpet679/
Sceper678/
Jeppez678/
Sayper677/
Jiepei677/
Yespez675/
Cesppe675/
Jeppes674/
Djephe674/
Gešper674/
Jeepet674/
Tjephe674/
Yepper673/
Jedpet673/
Djeppe673/
Seeper672/
Sciper672/
Eppear672/
Sipier672/
Djepet672/
Jeepee671/
Hjepre671/
Geyper671/
Sipejr671/
Sgeper671/
Jespha671/
Hexper671/
Jieppe671/
Jipper671/
Yeperz671/
Geshpe671/
Espair671/
Cajper671/
Cejper671/
Yespee671/
Yesperova671/
Jepheu671/
Gespes671/
Jepfey671/
Jipher671/
Seaper670/
Seiper670/
Gieper670/
Sepeer670/
Zepfer670/
Geiper670/
Headspear670/

Jesper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jesper in the Arabic language
جسبرjsbr-

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Jesper Reference & Research

Jester DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Jester FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jesper
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