Kesper Surname

348,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kesper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8801:91,48311,482
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Australia361:749,88148,970
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Northern Cyprus101:31,9016,529
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Kesper (38) may also be a first name.

Kesper Last Name Facts

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

Kesper (Russian: Кеспер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 348,561st most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,953,765 people. The last name Kesper is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kesper reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kesper is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held given name worldwide. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 880 people, or 1 in 91,483. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 47 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent reside and Berlin, where 2 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Kesper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kesper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kesper surname expanded 172 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kesper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kesper surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kesper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning $38,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $50,787 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kespert9235/
Keysper9223/
Koesper923/
Keisper921/
Keijsper86152/
Keispert861/
Kasper8346,593/
Käsper83306/
Kosper83199/
Cesper8372/
Kexper8316/
Kespre8313/
Kisper8312/
Kesperova8015/
Kaszper77254/
Kashper77244/
Kaspper7749/
Koszper7731/
Kešpert7713/
Kaasper775/
Kaspher773/
Chesper772/
Kissper771/
Kishper771/
Kaspear771/
Kispher771/
Kassper770/
Kaschper7130/
Khashper7118/
Kisperth7110/
Keijsperová712/
Khaspher711/
Casper6725,001/
Cosper673,652/
Kospir67363/
Cisper6779/
Kaspyr6778/
Kaspir6738/
Käspre671/

Kesper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesper in the Russian language
Кесперkesper-

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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
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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 Kesper
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