Sanspeur Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Sanspeur Surname Definition:

Sanspeur: a nickname.

Sanspeur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium811:141,93420,189
Mauritius431:30,0795,976
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Sanspeur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sanspeur: a nickname.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Sanspeur Last Name Facts

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

Sanspeur has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanspeur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,558,593rd most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name Sanspeur is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Sanspeur are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 141,934. In Belgium Sanspeur is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Belgium this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Mauritius, where 33 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Sanspeur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sanspeur has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanspere880/
Shamspur7515/
Janspure751/
Shamspour71589/
Shanzpour711/
Janspar6737/
Shamshpour673/
Cahnspeyer672/
Jansparr632/
Shanjpoor591/
Shamspoor591/
Shomsphere561/
Conjper533/
Jamzpour501/
Chanjpir501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sanspeur
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