Sperger Surname

461,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Sperger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sperger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2771:30,7424,948
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Germany1781:452,27840,070
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Šperger (25) are calculated separately.

Sperger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sperger is found most frequently in Austria. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Šperger. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sperger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sperger is the 461,133rd most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 9,955,664 people. Sperger is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Sperger are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 30,742. In Austria Sperger is mostly found in: Vorarlberg, where 83 percent reside, Lower Austria, where 15 percent reside and Vienna, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Austria it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 24 percent reside.

Sperger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sperger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sperger last name grew 2,614 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sperger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sperger surname are 41.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sperger earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.86% more than the national average, earning $51,286 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.69% less than the national average, earning $42,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šperger9525/
Sperer9298/
Sperge9239/
Speringer88103/
Sperenger881/
Sparger86627/
Sperrer86569/
Spierer86471/
Speyrer86464/
Sperier86129/
Speirer8663/
Spergge8642/
Spearer8621/
Spehrer8614/
Sperher864/
Shperer864/
Spercer863/
Spreger863/
Spergey861/
Spernge861/
Spirger861/
Spärger861/
Sperjer861/
Sperringer8258/
Spergerová8226/
Shpierer802/
Spercher802/
Spierrer801/
Spherier801/
Sperga7755/
Spirge7755/
Sperje7720/
Šperer7714/
Sprege773/
Sperce771/
Sperse770/
Spiringer7528/
Spöringer756/
Speircher751/
Špergerová7127/
Sperche7116/
Spearce715/
Spierir713/
Spearse713/
Spergui711/
Spierce711/
Sperrerová711/
Sperajr711/
Sperchez676/
Speereer671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sperger
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