Sculpher Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sculpher Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Schulpen (?); personal name Or Skulthorpe; a location name in Norfolk.

Sculpher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:605,63136,119
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sculpher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Schulpen (?); personal name Or Skulthorpe; a location name in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sculpher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sculpher is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sculpher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,589,322nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Sculpher live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 17 percent are found, Berkshire, where 13 percent are found and Devon, where 10 percent are found. Not including England this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Sculpher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sculpher has changed through the years. In The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sculpher Last Name Statistics demography

Sculpher earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.76% less than the national average, earning R 57,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schulpher940/
Sulpher93104/
Culpher9312/
Schulper881/
Culpeher880/
Cullpher880/
Soulpher880/
Culper865/
Sulper861/
Sculfer8014/
Culpper8012/
Coulper806/
Zulpher801/
Sculpie800/
Schulfer75180/
Sulfer719/
Culfer713/
Schaulfer712/
Culfear6711/
Coulfer671/
Caulfer670/
Cullfer670/
Zolper57473/
Zulfer57132/
Skulpa572/
Zoelper534/

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