Sperr Surname

226,928th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Sperr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sperr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8741:92,11211,557
United States4881:742,74458,145
Austria3331:25,5724,037
Israel261:329,14027,831
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Sweden101:984,67673,605
England91:6,190,895170,599
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Grenada11:108,5351,793
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Sperr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sperr (Russian: Сперр) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sperr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 226,928th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,075,809 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Sperr are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Sperr is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 874 people, or 1 in 92,112. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 51 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent are found and Saxony, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Austria, where 19 percent are found.

Sperr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sperr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sperr last name expanded 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sperr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sperr are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sperr earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $49,465 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sperre91434/
Spierr916/
Spearr911/
Spperr910/
Speurr910/
Speerr910/
Sper89446/
Speer8024,947/
Spear8022,173/
Spier806,284/
Speir802,555/
Spehr801,035/
Spere80172/
Szper80139/
Sperz8098/
Speur8071/
Shper8048/
Spher8029/
Spert8022/
Jsper807/
Spøer805/
Åsper805/
Sperd801/
Speyr801/
Sperp800/
Spe7563/
Speare731,076/
Speert73242/
Sphere73128/
Shpeer7336/
Speere7326/
Shpetr7321/
Sperth7318/
Speart738/
Schper737/
Speard735/
Speerh735/
Shpfer734/
Spirrh733/
Shpear732/
Speehr732/
Sppert731/
Shperd731/
Hspeer731/
Rzsper731/
Speire731/
Spesre731/
Spierz731/
Szpert731/
Szpier731/
Sppier731/
Sphear731/
Spearz730/
Sphger730/
Sperht730/
Spee673,016/
Speh67776/
Spir67429/
Spey67216/
Spet67163/
Spes67155/
Spei67135/
Spie67112/
Schpeir6774/
Spea6770/
Sped6767/
Spyr6752/
Spehert6721/
Spez6721/
Spre6720/
Sperova6717/
Shpherd6715/
Schpper6710/
Schpfer678/
Spée677/
Šper674/
Sphe673/
Sxpe672/
Hspe672/
Shpe672/
Szpe671/
Xper671/
Zspe671/
Schpier671/
Sppe671/
Sspe671/
Spej671/
Sjpe671/
Speu671/
Spoheer670/
Spohier670/
Sppeere670/
Sjpearz670/
Schperd670/

Sperr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sperr in the Russian language
Сперрsperr-

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