Samper Surname

41,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Samper Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de St. Pierre,' from some Norman chapelry of that name; compare St. John, Semple, Sinclair.

'In an Inquisition post mortem taken at Chester, 1428, Urian le Seint pierre took oath': Earwaker's East Cheshire.

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Samper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain5,9881:7,808950
Colombia2,7061:17,6551,451
Philippines6851:147,79324,740
United States6081:596,15048,585
France5251:126,51919,275
Cuba5181:22,2451,339
Argentina4991:85,6587,232
Venezuela1671:180,8635,156
Ecuador1561:101,9616,232
Mexico981:1,266,59414,898
Germany901:894,50563,669
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Austria541:157,69320,874
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Chile281:629,16015,000
Costa Rica251:191,2032,498
El Salvador191:333,8892,514
England181:3,095,448105,421
Nicaragua131:463,1613,580
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
India71:109,580,769786,157
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Panama41:978,06412,245
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Šamper (11) are calculated separately.

Samper (174) may also be a first name.

Samper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de St. Pierre,' from some Norman chapelry of that name; compare St. John, Semple, Sinclair.

'In an Inquisition post mortem taken at Chester, 1428, Urian le Seint pierre took oath': Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Agnes Seynpere. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Robert de Seyntpere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Brian de St. Petro, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of St. Pierre,' probably a chapelry in Normandy; compare Sinclair, Simple, Sellinger, &c.

Urian de St. Petro, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Seyntpiere, Close Rolls, 19 Edward II.

Thomas le de Seintepier, Cheshire, 1383: East Cheshire.

David le de Seintepier, Cheshire, 1383: ibid.

Richard Semper, alias Sentpyer, Close Rolls, 1-2 Philip and Mary.

1613. Buried —Owen Sempeer: St Antholin (London).

1628. Married — John Semues and Margret Simper: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to St. Pierre (St. Peter), France [v. under Pier] St. Pierre is an exceedingly common French place-name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Samper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samper (Arabic: سامبير, Marathi: पेर, Russian: Сампер) occurs most in Spain. It can occur as: Šamper. For other possible spellings of Samper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,816th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 583,798 people. The surname Samper occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Samper reside; 48 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Samper is also the 692,220th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 174 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 5,988 people, or 1 in 7,808. In Spain it is primarily found in: Valencian Community, where 40 percent are found, Catalonia, where 20 percent are found and Aragon, where 9 percent are found. Besides Spain it occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 22 percent are found and The Philippines, where 5 percent are found.

Samper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Samper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samper surname expanded 3,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Samper last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Samper earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 15.9% less than the national average, earning $19,091,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.47% more than the national average, earning $58,364 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šamper9411/
Sampere921,515/
Sampeur92923/
Sampier92336/
Sampert92156/
Sampear92100/
Szamper9275/
Sampeer9259/
Shamper9251/
Sampher9236/
Scamper925/
Saemper921/
Sampe918,355/
Schamper86415/
Samphier86145/
Samphere8623/
Saimpert8620/
Shampert862/
Samperre862/
Samphear861/
Sammpere861/
Shampier860/
Samppere860/
Shampeer860/
Semper834,739/
Camper834,663/
Sampey831,036/
Sampei83538/
Sampir83281/
Sampie83260/
Zamper8371/
Sampyr8356/
Somper8354/
Sampre8353/
Sanper8347/
Sampet8347/
Siampe8344/
Samped8318/
Sampeh8315/
Jamper8312/
Shampe839/
Samppe834/
Sampee833/
Sampes833/
Sémper833/
Sampea832/
Sanmpe831/
Samphe831/
Sampez831/
Schampier8086/
Sampearre803/
Campher775,595/
Zampier77983/
Shomper77409/
Sampior77250/
Champer77217/
Sampair77165/
Shemper77144/
Sempier77118/
Sanpere7745/
Sanpher7744/
Sanpeur7739/
Samphir7737/
Jampert7715/
Saimpre7714/
Scemper7714/
Sampeys7712/
Sampire7711/
Sampije779/
Sempher777/
Samphet777/
Zampert777/
Campfer776/
Zampere776/
Sempfer776/
Siampei775/
Sanpier774/
Schampe774/
Sempeur774/
Shanper773/
Sampech772/
Samphey771/
Sampett771/
Samppie771/
Sammpre771/
Shampee771/
Soimper771/
Semperr771/
Szemper771/
Giamper771/
Sanpper771/
Camhper771/
Sompier771/
Sompher771/
Sanpert770/
Sampiea770/
Campper770/
Sanpear770/
Caamper770/
Campear770/
Saber73338,688/
Sampa7327,325/
Saver731,986/
Sampi731,649/
Sampy73875/
Sompe73209/
Sanpe7327/
Zampe7326/
Sampé737/
Sampê731/
Schemper71346/
Samphire71104/
Seimpere7194/
Schomper7160/
Champert7133/
Saunpere7115/
Champher7113/
Sampetch717/
Sampeath714/
Somphetr713/
Jampeire712/
Camphear711/
Shompert711/
Jeampert711/
Shampire711/
Soumpert711/
Sainpere711/
Saanpere711/
Sanperre711/
Schampir711/
Shompere711/
Jamphere710/
Sanphere710/
Sanphear710/
Cambperr710/
Shaver6725,080/
Shampa6718,101/
Sabeur6712,007/
Seaver675,052/
Sabeer673,755/
Sanpei672,773/
Sauber672,272/
Comper672,110/
Shaber671,701/
Champe671,303/
Sompie671,266/
Sabere67895/
Siampa67715/
Sampit67628/
Sampai67512/
Sompet67401/
Sampay67363/
Saaber67240/
Seaber67226/
Saiber67204/
Siaber67162/
Sabert67152/
Shampi67126/
Šemper67120/
Sampio67110/
Sabier67102/
Sompre6798/
Saveer6792/
Saaver6787/
Zemper6784/
Sayber6774/
Zomper6772/
Sanpet6766/
Sampui6754/
Schompert6750/
Shompe6750/
Samppa6749/
Sauver6743/
Sompee6741/
Sampha6733/
Sampip6729/
Sayver6725/
Szaber6722/
Sampoy6721/
Sajber6721/
Shampy6720/
Saiver6720/
Sampih6719/
Siampi6718/
Sahber6717/
Sampoi6716/
Sampid6714/
Sompei6714/
Sajver6713/
Sompey6710/
Canper6710/
Sampaj6710/
Sampis679/
Sampaa678/
Sabher678/
Sabear678/
Sempir677/
Saberr677/
Sampyo677/
Ssaber676/
Samphy675/
Saimpy674/
Sampgi674/
Soompe674/
Zampir673/
Sanped673/
Saimpi672/
Sabeir672/
Sanpey672/
Campir672/
Janper672/
Saumpa671/
Sanpre671/
Jampir671/
Xsaver671/
Saveyr671/
Jomper671/
Zampre671/
Saberz671/
Samphi671/
Sampii671/
Satber671/
Saverė671/
Schoemper671/
Szaver671/
Sanpphetr671/
Shanpe671/
Zampee671/
Sasber670/

Samper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samper in the Marathi language
पेरpera-
Samper in the Russian language
Самперsamper-
Samper in the Arabic language
سامبيرsambyr-

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