Scherpe Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Scherpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scherpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1671:482,06941,726
Austria281:304,12334,120
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Scherpe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scherpe is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,144,405th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Scherpe are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Scherpe is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 482,069. In Germany Scherpe is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found and Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 13 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Scherpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scherpe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zscherpe9378/
Scherp92713/
Cherpe9289/
Sherpe9247/
Scherpper881/
Scherpf86386/
Scharpe86220/
Zscherp86129/
Cherpes86117/
Scherps8666/
Sherper8619/
Schierp8614/
Sherpey868/
Scherpp866/
Cherpet862/
Sherpes862/
Sherped861/
Scherpz861/
Sherpee861/
Cherpey861/
Schorpe860/
Schirpe860/
Sherpez860/
Cherper860/
Serpe832,836/
Cherp83115/
Cerpe8390/
Sherp8384/
Scharpey8049/
Zschirpe8045/
Scharppe804/
Cherpess801/
Cherpets801/
Sherphed801/
Shearper801/
Sherpher801/
Sherpetz801/
Scharpei801/
Schirper801/
Scharrpe800/
Sherpeed800/
Sharpe7778,207/
Sherpa7767,497/
Scherb772,381/
Sierpe77869/
Serper77638/
Schirp77553/
Serpes77114/
Serpez7795/
Sherpy7775/
Cherpi7766/
Scerpa7724/
Shirpe7722/
Sherpi7722/
Cerpes7722/
Cherpy7714/
Serppe7711/
Cerper777/
Chirpe776/
Shorpe773/
Sherph773/
Sahrpe773/
Searpe772/
Cerpez772/
Sherps771/
Serpie771/
Serpeh771/
Cerppe771/
Screpe771/
Shearp770/
Scerpt770/
Serp73325/
Cerp731/
Sharpee71162/
Shcherb71117/
Cherpit7197/
Schärpf7172/
Sierpes7157/
Sharpey7147/
Scherphuis7138/
Scharpé7133/
Sheerpi7116/
Sharpie7116/
Zschirp7115/
Sharpei718/
Schirpf716/
Schirpa715/
Shirpey714/
Sharppe712/
Sherpaa712/
Scharpi712/
Sierpez712/
Scharpè712/
Sherppa711/
Cherpay711/
Sherrpy711/
Serpeas711/
Serphie711/
Ssherpa711/
Serpett711/
Saharpe711/
Scherbs711/
Sherppy711/
Scerpio711/
Cherpuy711/
Sherphy710/
Screppe710/
Sierpey710/
Cerphey710/
Serpa67142,004/
Cerpa6713,688/
Sarpe673,120/
Serpi672,098/
Sierp67420/
Sherb67304/
Sjerp67205/
Serpp67125/
Sirpe67107/
Cerps6745/
Zerpe6745/
Searp6738/
Cherb6723/
Seirp6713/
Chirp6712/
Cerpi6712/
Scerb6710/
Sorpe679/
Szerp679/
Şerpe679/
Sherv677/
Cirpe676/
Serrp675/
Serph674/
Sherpova673/
Shirp673/
Serpy672/
Szczerpa672/
Serps672/
Serpf671/
Cherpysh671/
Chirphey670/
Cerpy670/
Serpt670/

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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 Scherpe
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