Sperre Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sperre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sperre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3991:12,8881,476
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sperre Last Name Facts

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

Sperre is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sperre? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sperre is the 684,148th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Sperre are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 12,888. In Norway Sperre is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 50 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 43 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Norway Sperre is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Sperre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sperre has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sperre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sperre surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Sperre earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 25.75% more than the national average, earning 435,206 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sperrer92569/
Sperrey92119/
Spoerre9266/
Spierre9211/
Sperrie920/
Sperr911,788/
Spere91172/
Sperrett862/
Sperry8312,317/
Speare831,076/
Sparre831,060/
Sporre83665/
Sphere83128/
Sperer8398/
Sperge8339/
Speres8332/
Sperra8327/
Speere8326/
Sperje8320/
Spaere837/
Spierr836/
Sperez835/
Spiere834/
Sperri834/
Sperey833/
Spered833/
Sperie833/
Spearr831/
Speire831/
Spesre831/
Speret831/
Spoere830/
Speerr830/
Speurr830/
Spperr830/
Sper80446/
Spre8020/
Speyrer77464/
Spoerri77327/
Sparrey77287/
Spoerry77248/
Spörrer77192/
Speares77173/
Spearey77145/
Speirer7763/
Spirres7744/
Spearry7742/
Spearie7726/
Spearer7721/
Szperra7715/
Spehrer7714/
Shperer774/
Sperher774/
Speires772/
Sporrey772/
Shpered771/
Sporrie771/
Speerry771/
Spergey771/
Spetree771/
Speyres771/
Sppiere771/
Sphereh771/
Spherra771/
Sperrit770/
Spheres770/
Sperray770/
Spirrey770/
Spoerie770/
Ssperry770/
Sperrai770/
Sperris770/
Sparrie770/
Sppeere770/
Speeres770/
Sperest770/
Speer7324,947/
Spear7322,173/
Spera739,829/
Spier736,284/
Speir732,555/
Speri731,915/
Spore731,379/
Spare731,236/
Spehr731,035/
Spire73959/
Szper73139/
Spery73132/
Sperz7398/
Spåre7390/
Speur7371/
Shper7348/
Spher7329/
Spert7322/
Spyre7312/
Jsper737/
Spøer735/
Åsper735/
Sperd731/
Speyr731/
Sprej731/
Spīre731/
Sperp730/
Sphre730/
Spirrett7147/
Sperritt713/
Shpehred711/
Speereer711/
Spearett710/
Spires6711,003/
Spörri672,146/
Sporea671,848/
Spirea671,153/
Sparey67669/
Spörer67584/
S'Pore67286/
Spirer67277/
Szpera67277/
Speary67269/
Spyres67268/
Speert67242/
Sparry67209/
Spearritt67164/
Spirra6793/
Spoeri6774/
Spaire6767/
Sporri6767/
Shpeer6736/
Sphire6733/
Sporry6732/
Spöhre6725/
Spejra6722/
Shpetr6721/
Sparri6721/
Sphera6720/
Sperth6718/
Speray6717/
Spyrea6717/
Speris6716/
Spirey6715/
Shpera6715/
Spörry6715/
Šperer6714/
Spiret6712/
Speart678/
Spiera678/
Schper677/
Speara675/
Speard675/
Spaeri675/
Speerh675/
Shpfer674/
Sporey673/
Spearhead673/
Spaare673/
Speari673/
Spirrh673/
Zperez673/
Sperai673/
Shperi673/
Speehr672/
Shpear672/
Schpre672/
Spohre672/
Spoery672/
Speery671/
Rzsper671/
Hspeer671/
Xphere671/
Shpire671/
Shperd671/
Sprehi671/
Sparee671/
Sperio671/
Speroy671/
Sperza671/
Speury671/
Sphear671/
Sppert671/
Spyrra671/
Spitre671/
Sporré671/
Spheri671/
Spierz671/
Speeri671/
Szpert671/
Szpier671/
Spayre671/
Spiree671/
Sppier671/
Speraj671/
Spetri671/
Spieri671/
Spyree670/
Speiry670/
Spyrer670/
Spirez670/
Sphger670/
Spearz670/
Sporee670/
Sperht670/
Spirry670/

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Footnotes

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