Shpir Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shpir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shpir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516

Shpir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shpir (Russian: Шпир) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shpir.

How Common Is The Last Name Shpir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Shpir occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Shpir live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Shpir is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 5,764,922. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 16 percent live, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 16 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent live. Not including Russia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Shpir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shpirt9177/
Shpire911/
Spir89429/
Schpeir8374/
Schpier831/
Spier806,284/
Speir802,555/
Spire80959/
Shpyr80363/
Spirt80211/
Spair80145/
Spirz80130/
Szpir8053/
Shper8048/
Spird801/
Spuir801/
Sphir801/
Spoir800/
Spihr800/
Spior800/
Shpirova774/
Sphair7383/
Spaire7367/
Shpeer7336/
Sphire7333/
Shpetr7321/
Szpirt738/
Schper737/
Spierr736/
Shpfer734/
Shpyrt734/
Spirrh733/
Spaair732/
Shpear732/
Schpre732/
Spirtt732/
Sppier731/
Shperd731/
Speire731/
Spierz731/
Szpier731/
Spirth730/
Spirova672,079/
Sper67446/
Spyr6752/
Spre6720/
Shpherd6715/
Spirová6710/
Schpper6710/
Schpfer678/
Špir672/
Zpir671/
Schperd670/
Spohier670/

Shpir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shpir in the Russian language
Шпирspir-

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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 Shpir
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