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 occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharper? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sharper is the 278,560th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,246,613 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Sharper live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sharper is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,153 people, or 1 in 314,362. In The United States it is most frequent in: South Carolina, where 14 percent are found, Louisiana, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Sharper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sharper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sharper surname grew 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 Sharper are 5.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.89% registered with the 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
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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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