Sapherson Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sapherson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sapherson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Sapherson Last Name Facts

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

Sapherson has its highest incidence in England. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapherson? popularity and diffusion

Sapherson is the 3,373,373rd most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Sapherson is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sapherson are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 35 percent are found, Dorset, where 29 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found. Barring England Sapherson occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 6 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sapherson
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