Sherpen Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Sherpen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherpen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel111:777,96750,646
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Sherpen Last Name Facts

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

Sherpen has its highest incidence in Israel. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Sherpen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherpen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Sherpen live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 777,967. In Israel Sherpen is mostly found in: Central District, where 64 percent live, Southern District, where 27 percent live and Haifa District, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Israel Sherpen is found in one country. It is also found in Ukraine, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherpen93191/
Serpen921,065/
Schaerpen881/
Sharpen86197/
Serpent8612/
Sherpin861/
Sierpen861/
Scharpen80199/
Sierpien80101/
Sherping8031/
Schorpen8030/
Sherpina801/
Cherpeng801/
Serpin77879/
Sarpen7780/
Sirpen772/
Serpyn771/
Scherpink7512/
Serpenova753/
Cherpin71989/
Sharpin71442/
Serpina7154/
Chirpen7136/
Sirepen7110/
Sharpyn717/
Sierpin717/
Shirpin714/
Serpyna712/
Serping711/
Sirpeng711/
Serpion711/
Scharpn710/
Serrpin710/
Sierpień67728/
Sierpina67202/
Scharpin671/
Seirpina671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sherpen
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