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
Average Male Samper Height
174.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Šamper. Click here to see other potential spellings of Samper.
How Common Is The Last Name Samper? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,816th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 583,798 people. The last name Samper occurs predominantly 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 occurring forename internationally, held by 174 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 5,988 people, or 1 in 7,808. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 40 percent reside, Catalonia, where 20 percent reside and Aragon, where 9 percent reside. Besides Spain this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 surname are 39.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.31% being registered with 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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