Samper Surname
Approximately 12,483 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSamper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 5,988 | 1:7,808 | 950 |
| Colombia | 2,706 | 1:17,655 | 1,451 |
| Philippines | 685 | 1:147,793 | 24,740 |
| United States | 608 | 1:596,150 | 48,585 |
| France | 525 | 1:126,519 | 19,275 |
| Cuba | 518 | 1:22,245 | 1,339 |
| Argentina | 499 | 1:85,658 | 7,232 |
| Venezuela | 167 | 1:180,863 | 5,156 |
| Ecuador | 156 | 1:101,961 | 6,232 |
| Mexico | 98 | 1:1,266,594 | 14,898 |
| Germany | 90 | 1:894,505 | 63,669 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Austria | 54 | 1:157,693 | 20,874 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Costa Rica | 25 | 1:191,203 | 2,498 |
| El Salvador | 19 | 1:333,889 | 2,514 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Nicaragua | 13 | 1:463,161 | 3,580 |
| Andorra | 10 | 1:8,384 | 1,259 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
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.
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).
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to St. Pierre (St. Peter), France [v. under Pier] St. Pierre is an exceedingly common French place-name.
Samper Demographics
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Samper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samper (Arabic: سامبير, Marathi: पेर, Russian: Сампер) has its highest incidence in Spain. It can appear in the variant forms: Šamper. Click here to see other possible spellings of Samper.
How Common Is The Last Name Samper? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,816th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 583,798 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Samper are found; 48 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 48 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Samper is also the 692,220th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 174 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 5,988 people, or 1 in 7,808. In Spain Samper is most frequent in: Valencian Community, where 40 percent reside, Catalonia, where 20 percent reside and Aragon, where 9 percent reside. Other than Spain this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 22 percent reside and The Philippines, where 5 percent reside.
Samper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Samper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samper last name grew 3,040 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Samper Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Samper last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.31% being 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
Samper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samper in the Marathi language | ||
| पेर | pera | - |
| Samper in the Russian language | ||
| Сампер | samper | - |
| Samper in the Arabic language | ||
| سامبير | sambyr | - |
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