Sampedro Surname

30,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Sampedro Surname User-submission:

This surname is related to the last name San Pedro, whose origin is from Spain. Quite frequent and distributed throughout Spain, generally coming from those places and towns called San Pedro (or with that name in its denomination), whose name was adopted by people, since it was a very widespread custom in the Middle Ages to indicate the geographical origin of individuals, therefore having a toponymic origin.

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Sampedro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain8,3941:5,570688
Mexico3,2371:38,3462,226
Ecuador2,8181:5,644944
Colombia8411:56,8062,731
United States6491:558,48846,038
Argentina6301:67,8475,793
Cuba3821:30,1641,560
Philippines1221:829,82278,168
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Venezuela1021:296,1186,872
Portugal571:182,7767,697
France541:1,230,050127,496
Canada521:708,56956,910
Chile421:419,44011,239
England381:1,466,26563,675
Uruguay351:98,0509,677
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Sampedro (223) may also be a first name.

Sampedro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is related to the last name San Pedro, whose origin is from Spain. Quite frequent and distributed throughout Spain, generally coming from those places and towns called San Pedro (or with that name in its denomination), whose name was adopted by people, since it was a very widespread custom in the Middle Ages to indicate the geographical origin of individuals, therefore having a toponymic origin.

This surname was later spread to Latin America during its colonization.

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Sampedro Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sampedro occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampedro? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sampedro is the 30,243rd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 412,682 people. The last name Sampedro is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sampedro live; 48 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent live in Iberian Europe. Sampedro is also the 603,623rd most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 223 people.

It is most prevalent in Spain, where it is borne by 8,394 people, or 1 in 5,570. In Spain Sampedro is most common in: Galicia, where 25 percent live, Madrid, where 14 percent live and Andalusia, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Spain this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 18 percent live and Ecuador, where 16 percent live.

Sampedro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sampedro last name are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% registered with the party.

The amount Sampedro earn in different countries varies marginally. In Colombia they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $26,346,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $49,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $57,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sampeddro941/
Sanpedro881,742/
Zampedro8828/
Jampedro8810/
Giampedro8223/
Savedro805/
Sabedro800/
Saavedro7514/
Sahvedro7514/
Sanpadro751/
Janpedro751/
Gianpedro711/
Savedra675,917/
Sabedra672,633/
Zavedro670/

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