Saper Surname
Approximately 4,338 people bear this surname
Saper Surname User-submission:
From the German verb sappen, meaning 'to walk with hardship and in a clumsy way'.
Saper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,112 | 1:29,542 | 3,218 |
| United States | 443 | 1:818,192 | 62,826 |
| Turkey | 263 | 1:295,899 | 19,458 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Canada | 56 | 1:657,957 | 53,499 |
| Russia | 53 | 1:2,719,303 | 152,706 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
The alternate forms: Šaper (2) are calculated separately.
Saper (729) may also be a first name.
Saper Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From the German verb sappen, meaning 'to walk with hardship and in a clumsy way'.
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Saper Religious Adherence
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Saper Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saper Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saper (Marathi: सपेर, Russian: Сапер) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Šaper. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saper? popularity and diffusion
Saper is the 107,558th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,679,932 people. The last name Saper is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Saper reside; 72 percent reside in North Africa and 72 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Saper is also the 305,398th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 729 people.
The surname is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,112 people, or 1 in 29,542. Besides Egypt this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Turkey, where 6 percent reside.
Saper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Saper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saper surname grew 764 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saper Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Saper last name is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Saper last name are 34.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.69% registered with the party.
The amount Saper earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 61.09% more than the national average, earning $69,507 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.84% more than the national average, earning $62,025 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saper Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saper in the Marathi language | ||
| सपेर | sapera | - |
| Saper in the Russian language | ||
| Сапер | saper | - |
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