Sharper Surname

278,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Sharper Surname Definition:

Andrew Sharper, resident in the parish of Senneck, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 569). Elspeth Sharper in Kirkcudbright, 1689 (ibid., XIV, p. 758). James Sharper in Creochs of Nether Sennick, 1720 (Kirkcudbright).

Sharper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1531:314,36228,754
Israel601:142,62715,171
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Guyana341:22,4182,700
Liberia311:142,21110,418
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3081:163,04814,833

Sharper (24) may also be a first name.

Sharper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Andrew Sharper, resident in the parish of Senneck, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, p. 569). Elspeth Sharper in Kirkcudbright, 1689 (ibid., XIV, p. 758). James Sharper in Creochs of Nether Sennick, 1720 (Kirkcudbright).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Sharper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharper is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sharper click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharper? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,560th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,246,613 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Sharper reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 24 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,153 people, or 1 in 314,362. In The United States Sharper is most common in: South Carolina, where 14 percent live, Louisiana, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Sharper occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Sharper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sharper has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sharper surname rose 374 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sharper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sharper surname are 5.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sharper earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.18% more than the national average, earning R 238,068 per year; in United States they earn 24.36% less than the national average, earning $32,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.79% less than the national average, earning $28,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scharper93155/
Sharpere934/
Sharpper931/
Shearper931/
Sharpe9278,207/
Sarper92773/
Scharpert8811/
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Scharpier881/
Sharphier880/
Sharpes86426/
Scharpe86220/
Sharpee86162/
Sharpey8647/
Sherper8619/
Sharpie8616/
Sharpei868/
Sharped866/
Sharpet865/
Charper864/
Sharppe862/
Sharphe862/
Sharpjr862/
Saharpe861/
Sarpe833,120/
Scharpey8049/
Scherper8025/
Saarpere8012/
Scharppe804/
Scharpir802/
Sharpiey802/
Charpher801/
Sherpher801/
Scharpei801/
Scharrpe800/
Schorper800/
Sarpeh771,061/
Sarpey77778/
Charpe77705/
Serper77638/
Sarpei77384/
Sharpa77353/
Sarpee77323/
Sharpy7791/
Zarper7753/
Sharpi7714/
Sjarpe777/
Sarpre776/
Sorper776/
Sarpie775/
Sarpes774/
Shorpe773/
Sarped773/
Sarphe773/
Sahrpe773/
Searpe772/
Sarppe771/
Sarpea771/
Sharpé771/
Sarpet771/
Çarper771/
Siarpe771/
Zschörper7521/
Sharphead7517/
Shcharpey751/
Scherpper751/
Zshoerper751/
Sharpai71152/
Sharpio7176/
Sarphie7133/
Scharpé7133/
Serpier7126/
Sharpay7123/
Charpey7112/
Charpeh7110/
Sharphi715/
Charpea715/
Charppe714/
Scharpi712/
Scharpè712/
Sharpyo712/
Sarpesh711/
Charpes711/
Sharppa711/
Shorpes711/
Sarpest711/
Scharpa711/
Charpet711/
Schorpe710/
Sarpa671,801/
Sarpi67723/
Sarpy67485/
Şarpe6774/
Zarpe6738/
Sorpe679/
Scharpio672/
Sarphire671/
Shourpje671/
Sharpich671/
Sharpoit671/
Saharpoy671/
Charpirt670/

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