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

Scherpe occurs most in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Scherpe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scherpe? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 482,069. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found and Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 13 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Scherpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scherpe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 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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  • 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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