Serpa Surname

3,946th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Serpa Surname User-submission:

A Spanish surname; the coat of arms is a snake in a grey field.

Serpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal100,9211:28267
Brazil14,0501:15,237793
Colombia9,3371:5,117757
India3,8011:201,80612,097
United States3,2241:112,42512,185
Peru2,3391:13,5891,789
Portugal2,0761:5,018525
Ecuador1,1121:14,3042,206
Venezuela1,0931:27,6341,745
Argentina1,0321:41,4183,477
Italy7811:78,30613,693
Cuba6201:18,5851,207
Canada3291:111,99311,960
Uruguay2871:11,9571,343
Spain2651:176,42312,522
Chile2431:72,4962,963
Bolivia1111:95,6443,904
Mexico1031:1,205,10914,520
Angola491:550,8002,323
England381:1,466,26563,675
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Qatar91:262,00030,726
France81:8,302,840321,660
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Panama61:652,04310,051
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

The alternate forms: Sérpa (1) are calculated separately.

Serpa (251) may also be a first name.

Serpa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname; the coat of arms is a snake in a grey field.

- panti20

Serpa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Serpa (Arabic: سيربا, Hindi: सेर्पा, Oriya: େସପର୍ା) is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Sérpa. Click here to see other potential spellings of Serpa.

How Common Is The Last Name Serpa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,946th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 51,319 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Serpa live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 562,655th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 251 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nepal, where it is borne by 100,921 people, or 1 in 282. In Nepal Serpa is most common in: Sagarmatha, where 31 percent are found, Bagmati, where 19 percent are found and Mechi, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Nepal this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and Colombia, where 7 percent are found.

Serpa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Serpa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Serpa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Serpa surname are 7.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Serpa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 31.22% less than the national average, earning €20,654 per year; in Peru they earn 32.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,736 per year; in Colombia they earn 26.16% less than the national average, earning $16,764,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $53,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sérpa931/
Sherpa9167,497/
Serpas914,843/
Serpau91122/
Serpay9138/
Scerpa9124/
Serpaz9116/
Serpaj919/
Seerpa914/
Searpa914/
Serppa913/
Serpat912/
Saerpa911/
Xserpa911/
Serrpa911/
Serpaa911/
Szerpa911/
Sierpa911/
Serpaud83172/
Scherpa8369/
Serpeau8332/
Sherpas838/
Serpass836/
Serpaut834/
Sherpaa832/
Sherppa831/
Serpeas831/
Serphas831/
Ssherpa831/
Sherpah831/
Sherpat831/
Sherpaz831/
Zerpa8044,217/
Cerpa8013,688/
Sirpa805,113/
Serpe802,836/
Serpi802,098/
Sarpa801,801/
Sorpa8092/
Serpo8038/
Syrpa8029/
Jerpa805/
Serpy802/
Srepa801/
Gerpa801/
Sherpach771,769/
Serpaggi77210/
Serpault77150/
Serpeaud7710/
Shcherpa771/
Sherpahe771/
Sierpe73869/
Cerpas73651/
Serper73638/
Sharpa73353/
Cherpa73190/
Sarpay73179/
Sarpah73160/
Syrpas73138/
Serpes73114/
Serpez7395/
Sherpy7375/
Serpis7349/
Sherpe7347/
Scirpa7344/
Szarpa7343/
Shirpa7343/
Cerpaz7341/
Sarpai7334/
Zerpas7328/
Serphy7327/
Serpuj7327/
Seerpi7325/
Serpii7325/
Sirpat7324/
Sherpi7322/
Shorpa7316/
Sorpay7313/
Serppe7311/
Sarpau738/
Serpio736/
Serpoi735/
Sherpo735/
Serpos735/
Sirpad735/
Jerpat733/
Shrepa732/
Sarpha732/
Sirepa732/
Zerpaa732/
Searpe732/
Srepai732/
Sirpha732/
Cerpay731/
Jeerpa731/
Shyrpa731/
Ssarpa731/
Serpie731/
Jerpea731/
Serpeh731/
Jerpah731/
Sarpea731/
Sorpah731/
Serphi731/
Hjerpa731/
Zerpha731/
Zeerpa731/
Zaerpa731/
Zzerpa731/
Serpij731/
Serpot731/
Scherpe67210/
Sharpai67152/
Serphos6775/
Sierpes6757/
Cherpas6746/
Cherpaz6740/
Shirpad6728/
Sharpay6723/
Serposs6721/
Serpoud6721/
Sherper6719/
Sheerpi6716/
Sorphea6714/
Cerpath6711/
Sherpey678/
Cerpeau678/
Sarppah677/
Sairepa676/
Sireppa675/
Cheerpa675/
Schirpa675/
Serpuit675/
Shirpai674/
Sarpahu673/
Searpio672/
Sierpez672/
Shirpas672/
Sherpes672/
Jerpash672/
Serposh672/
Cherpat672/
Sherped671/
Cherpay671/
Sarpaai671/
Shirpah671/
Shirpha671/
Sherpee671/
Sherrpy671/
Serphie671/
Serphis671/
Sharppa671/
Sarrpah671/
Zerpahs671/
Serphio671/
Serpoux671/
Serpett671/
Scharpa671/
Gerphas671/
Cerpaud671/
Sherppy671/
Shirpay671/
Searpoo671/
Scerpio671/
Sirepai671/
Srephai671/
Sherphy670/
Serpuis670/
Sherpez670/
Sierpey670/
Serpois670/

Serpa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serpa in the Oriya language
େସପର୍ାesapara57.14
େଶପର୍ାesapara35.71
େସପର୍esapar7.14
Serpa in the Hindi language
सेर्पाserpa42.86
सेरपाserapa42.86
शेर्पाserpa14.29
Serpa in the Arabic language
سيرباsyrba-

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