Serpe Surname

154,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Serpe Surname User-submission:

Serpe means "serpent" ("snake") in Italian. In French, it means a bill or billfold.

Serpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,0161:60,19410,758
United States8341:434,60337,429
Brazil3511:609,89822,713
France1921:345,95252,007
Romania1451:138,46814,909
Argentina1311:326,28625,825
Canada731:504,73442,927
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Burkina Faso241:764,6718,666
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Şerpe (9) are calculated separately.

Serpe (172) may also be a first name.

Serpe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Serpe means "serpent" ("snake") in Italian. In French, it means a bill or billfold.

- serpe

Serpe Last Name Facts

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

Serpe occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Şerpe. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Serpe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Serpe is the 154,749th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,569,657 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Serpe live; 36 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 36 percent live in Italic Europe. Serpe is also the 696,764th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 172 people.

The last name Serpe is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 1,016 people, or 1 in 60,194. In Italy Serpe is mostly concentrated in: Campania, where 62 percent live, Calabria, where 13 percent live and Lazio, where 9 percent live. Barring Italy it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Serpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Serpe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Serpe last name rose 83,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Serpe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Serpe surname are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Serpe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 41.49% less than the national average, earning €17,570 per year; in United States they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $49,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.87% more than the national average, earning $74,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şerpe939/
Sierpe91869/
Serper91638/
Serpes91114/
Serpez9195/
Sherpe9147/
Serppe9111/
Searpe912/
Serpie911/
Serpeh911/
Serp89325/
Scherpe83210/
Sierpes8357/
Sherper8319/
Sherpey838/
Sierpez832/
Sherpes832/
Sherped831/
Sherpee831/
Serpeas831/
Serphie831/
Serpett831/
Sherpez830/
Sierpey830/
Serpa80142,004/
Sarpe803,120/
Serpi802,098/
Gerpe801,646/
Sierp80420/
Sjerp80205/
Serpp80125/
Sirpe80107/
Cerpe8090/
Sherp8084/
Zerpe8045/
Jerpe8044/
Searp8038/
Seirp8013/
Sorpe809/
Szerp809/
Serrp805/
Serph804/
Serpy802/
Serps802/
Serpf801/
Serpt800/
Zscherpe7778/
Sherphed771/
Shearper771/
Sherpher771/
Sherpetz771/
Sherpeed770/
Sharpe7378,207/
Sherpa7367,497/
Hjerpe731,579/
Sarpeh731,061/
Sarpey73778/
Scherp73713/
Sarpei73384/
Sarpee73323/
Sjerps73315/
Cherpe7389/
Sherpy7375/
Serpis7349/
Serpay7338/
Serphy7327/
Serpuj7327/
Seerpi7325/
Serpii7325/
Scerpa7324/
Sirpee7324/
Shirpe7322/
Sherpi7322/
Cerpes7322/
Syrpes7315/
Sorpee7310/
Serpaj739/
Cerper737/
Sjarpe737/
Jerper737/
Serpio736/
Serpoi735/
Sarpie735/
Çerpeş735/
Seerpa734/
Searpa734/
Shorpe733/
Jerpet733/
Sarphe733/
Sherph733/
Sahrpe733/
Gerper733/
Gerpes733/
Serppa733/
Cerpez732/
Sirpet732/
Sarppe731/
Sirper731/
Sherps731/
Serrpa731/
Jerpea731/
Sarpea731/
Sorpie731/
Searhp731/
Serpaa731/
Serphi731/
Serpij731/
Sirpez731/
Szerpa731/
Sérpez731/
Gerpez731/
Cerppe731/
Sierpa731/
Gerpey730/
Searph730/
Shearp730/
Scerpt730/
Scherpper711/
Serpouhie711/
Serb673,048/
Serpova67396/
Scherpf67386/
Sirp67308/
Hjerppe67255/
Scharpe67220/
Sharpee67162/
Zerp67140/
Zscherp67129/
Cherpes67117/
Zerphey67108/
Scherps6766/
Sharpey6747/
Sarphie6733/
Serv6732/
Sheerpi6716/
Sharpie6716/
Sorphea6714/
Schierp6714/
Sharpei678/
Shrepee677/
Scherpp676/
Syrp676/
Serpuit675/
Shirpey674/
Şerp674/
Sharppe672/
Sherpaa672/
Sharphe672/
Cherpet672/
Searpio672/
Sherppa671/
Hjerper671/
Scherpz671/
Sherrpy671/
Serphis671/
Ssherpa671/
Cerp671/
Serphio671/
Saharpe671/
Cherpey671/
Sherppy671/
Scerpio671/
Sirpeth671/
Sirphet671/
Schorpe670/
Zierper670/
Sherphy670/
Schirpe670/
Serpuis670/
Cherper670/
Cerphey670/
Schrepe670/
Serpois670/

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