Simper Surname

190,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Simper Surname Definition:

From St. Pierre, i. e. St. Peter. St. Pierre is the name of a parish co. Monmouth.

Simper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7901:458,80939,173
England6871:81,1038,999
Australia2281:118,40213,082
France1021:651,20384,246
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Germany891:904,55664,175
Croatia521:81,31913,910
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Austria151:567,69652,281
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3371:72,3308,013
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Simper (25) may also be a first name.

Simper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From St. Pierre, i. e. St. Peter. St. Pierre is the name of a parish co. Monmouth.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the German, Semper, Simba; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Simper: from St. Pierre.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Simper Last Name Facts

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

The surname Simper is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Simper? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 190,320th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,285,638 people. The surname Simper is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Simper reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 25 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 790 people, or 1 in 458,809. In The United States Simper is mostly found in: Utah, where 39 percent live, Texas, where 18 percent live and Idaho, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Simper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Simper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Simper surname increased 1,837 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Simper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Simper surname are 31.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.34% being registered with the political party.

The amount Simper earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning $41,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $54,520 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simpere92447/
Simpher92169/
Simpier9244/
Simpert922/
Soimper921/
Simpe91303/
Schimper86438/
Seimpere8694/
Saimpert8620/
Semper834,739/
Simpeh831,012/
Simpey83355/
Cimper83179/
Shimpe8390/
Simpir8383/
Zimper8377/
Simpre8334/
Gimper8330/
Simpie8321/
Simpei8319/
Jimper8311/
Sümper836/
Simpee833/
Sémper833/
Sinper831/
Simpes831/
Ssimpe831/
Simperová8043/
Schiemper801/
Simperova801/
Sempere778,354/
Zimpfer771,316/
Sempert77532/
Simpire77519/
Siempre77159/
Shemper77144/
Sempier77118/
Zimpher7796/
Gimpert7780/
Schimpe7759/
Sympher7726/
Saimpre7714/
Scemper7714/
Cimpher7712/
Simpeuh7712/
Shimpee7711/
Zimperz778/
Sempher777/
Sempfer776/
Shimpei774/
Sempeur774/
Symperr772/
Shimpre772/
Simpère772/
Gimpher771/
Zimmper771/
Zimpere771/
Simhepe771/
Shimmpe771/
Saemper771/
Semperr771/
Szemper771/
Simphet771/
Sinnper770/
Suemper770/
Sinpier770/
Cimpfer770/
Jimpher770/
Sempe734,314/
Simpi733,695/
Siber731,605/
Siver731,466/
Simpa731,317/
Simpy7319/
Cimpe7311/
Zimpe739/
Sinpe738/
Smpre732/
Sympe731/
Schemper71346/
Semphere71340/
Chimpere71315/
Shempert71161/
Seinpere7117/
Shimpire716/
Shempere714/
Schimbpe711/
Schimpee711/
Scitimpe711/
Sheimpee711/
Zimpeire711/
Sainpere711/
Schimpfe711/
Seimpère711/
Shemperd710/
Sieber6726,948/
Shimpi6726,442/
Shiver675,853/
Sibert675,850/
Seiber672,680/
Siever671,453/
Sempre67664/
Seiver67468/
Shiber67405/
Simpai67370/
Sziber67269/
Sempey67223/
Saiber67204/
Simpha67186/
Cemper67181/
Shimpa67154/
Sihver67128/
Šemper67120/
Zemper6784/
Simpit6771/
Chimpe6763/
Sempie6752/
Suiver6751/
Semppe6748/
Sibere6742/
Siberz6741/
Sziver6731/
Gemper6723/
Saiver6720/
Sciver6718/
Cinper6717/
Shbier6717/
Zimpea6716/
Seempe6716/
Sempet6715/
Simpoi6714/
Suiber6713/
Soiber6711/
Shempe6710/
Simphi679/
Simppa679/
Simpio678/
Šimperová678/
Sinpee678/
Sinpet678/
Zimpre677/
Sempir677/
Sebier677/
Senper677/
Semphe677/
Cimpea676/
Sibeer676/
Sciber675/
Simppi675/
Simpay675/
Simepi675/
Saimpy674/
Shimpy674/
Shinpe674/
Sympes674/
Simpui673/
Saimpi672/
Sinppe672/
Ssiber672/
Sibier672/
Ssempe672/
Sempei672/
Cimpfe672/
Jemper671/
Schempert671/
Sinmpi671/
Sinpes671/
Sympre671/
Siberd671/
Siveer671/
Soimpa671/
Siempa671/
Simpoa671/
Ssempeere671/
Schoemper671/
Sempez671/
Cimpre671/
Seimpi671/
Sinpei671/
Sibear671/
Sibeur671/
Sinpre671/
Zimpfe670/
Siebir670/

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