Sapir Surname

277,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Sapir Surname Definition:

See Shapiro.

Sapir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6821:531,46544,211
Indonesia2211:598,41347,561
Argentina1231:347,50727,272
India531:14,472,932242,024
Israel301:285,25425,178
France281:2,372,240182,981
Australia271:999,84158,390
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
England181:3,095,448105,421
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sapir (2,190) may also be a first name.

Sapir Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Shapiro.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Sapir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sapir (Arabic: سابير, Bengali: সাপির, Georgian: საპირ, Hindi: सपीर, Marathi: सापीर, Oriya: ସପିର, Russian: Сапир) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sapir? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sapir is the 277,333rd most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,216,568 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Sapir reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 160,085th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 2,190 people.

Sapir is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 682 people, or 1 in 531,465. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 28 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.

Sapir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sapir has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sapir last name rose 34,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sapir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sapir last name are 43.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.81% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sapir earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $56,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $47,411 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saphir91360/
Shapir91180/
Sapire91143/
Sapier91136/
Sapfir9191/
Sappir9133/
Sapgir9118/
Siapir912/
Saipir911/
Sapitr911/
Sapior911/
Saupir911/
Szapir911/
Saphier83243/
Sappier83194/
Saphire83171/
Shaphir8323/
Shappir839/
Shapird837/
Shapire837/
Shapier832/
Shapior832/
Shahpir832/
Saippir831/
Saphitr831/
Shapirp831/
Sapierz831/
Sappire831/
Sapeire831/
Saypair831/
Shadpir831/
Sapre807,205/
Saper804,338/
Capir801,434/
Sepir80234/
Sopir80100/
Zapir8037/
Japir8034/
Sapyr8010/
Schapire7736/
Sapirova7714/
Sapphire7714/
Shappire772/
Shapuire771/
Sauphier770/
Schaepir770/
Sapper732,084/
Sapere73748/
Japhir73302/
Shaper73289/
Soupir73151/
Zapior7397/
Sophir7383/
Shapyr7366/
Saphyr7357/
Zaphir7350/
Sauper7347/
Szaper7336/
Saiper7334/
Sapher7325/
Shapre7316/
Sapyor7312/
Sasper7312/
Sapeer7311/
Sayper737/
Sephir736/
Chapir734/
Sopire734/
Saupír733/
Scaper733/
Sapert733/
Jsaper733/
Cappir733/
Saapre732/
Saupre731/
Saphre731/
Capuir731/
Caipir731/
Ceapir731/
Ssapre731/
Siaper731/
Soipir731/
Jappir731/
Jaspir731/
Seypir731/
Sapeur731/
Sapère731/
Sepair731/
Sepuir731/
Sahper731/
Saeper731/
Shopir731/
Ssaper731/
Caapir731/
Seaper730/
Sopeir730/
Sapfirova71215/
Shapirova71163/
Saypirova7119/
Schaper6717,152/
Sophire67975/
Sappert67105/
Chapire6792/
Zappier6768/
Saupper6766/
Shapert6758/
Szapert6751/
Shaiper6743/
Szapper6741/
Saipert6738/
Shahper6729/
Shaaper6723/
Shapere6719/
Saphere6718/
Saipher6717/
Sephier6717/
Soupier6713/
Shaperd6712/
Sophier6712/
Shapper6710/
Sapheer6710/
Shopier679/
Zaphire678/
Sappeur675/
Sahpeer675/
Chapair674/
Shapeer674/
Jhaphir673/
Saipeer673/
Sheaper673/
Shapher672/
Soupire672/
Satpere671/
Scapper671/
Shepier671/
Shapejr671/
Jasphir671/
Sahaper671/
Shaphyr671/
Soipire671/
Saipere671/
Seypier671/
Saypher671/
Saipear671/
Saphyre671/
Shauper670/
Shasper670/
Seppier670/
Shapfer670/
Saupert670/
Jaspire670/

Sapir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sapir in the Oriya language
ସପିରsapira85.71
ସଗୀରsagira14.29
Sapir in the Hindi language
सपीरsapira83.33
सापिरsapira16.67
Sapir in the Georgian language
საპირsapir75
საფირsapir25
Sapir in the Bengali language
সাপিরsapira50
সপিরsapira50
Sapir in the Marathi language
सापीरsapira50
सपीराsapira50
Sapir in the Russian language
Сапирsapir-
Sapir in the Arabic language
سابيرsabyr-

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Sapir Reference & Research

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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 Sapir
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