Spher Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Spher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Spher (31) may also be a first name.

Spher Last Name Facts

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

Spher occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Spher are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 2,843,797. In Iran it is mostly found in: Isfahan Province, where 44 percent are found, Markazi Province, where 30 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 22 percent are found. Aside from Iran this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Spher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spher surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sphere91128/
Sphear911/
Sphger910/
Sper89446/
Sphe893/
Spehert8321/
Shpherd8315/
Spoheer830/
Spohier830/
Speer8024,947/
Spear8022,173/
Spier806,284/
Speir802,555/
Sperr801,788/
Spehr801,035/
Spere80172/
Szper80139/
Sperz8098/
Speur8071/
Shper8048/
Spähr8042/
Spert8022/
Jsper807/
Spøer805/
Åsper805/
Sperd801/
Sphir801/
Speyr801/
Sphet801/
Spheh801/
Sperp800/
Spihr800/
Sphre800/
Spehe800/
Speheger7745/
Shpeherd772/
Spe7563/
Speare731,076/
Sperre73434/
Speert73242/
Sphair7383/
Shpeer7336/
Sphire7333/
Speere7326/
Shpetr7321/
Sperth7318/
Spahie7317/
Speart738/
Schper737/
Spierr736/
Speard735/
Speerh735/
Shpfer734/
Speehr732/
Shpear732/
Rzsper731/
Hspeer731/
Shperd731/
Spearr731/
Speire731/
Spesre731/
Sphett731/
Sphiea731/
Sppert731/
Špeher731/
Spierz731/
Szpert731/
Szpier731/
Sppier731/
Spchet731/
Speerr730/
Spearz730/
Speurr730/
Spperr730/
Sperht730/
Spee673,016/
Speh67776/
Spir67429/
Spey67216/
Spet67163/
Spes67155/
Späh67142/
Spei67135/
Spie67112/
Schpeir6774/
Spea6770/
Sped6767/
Spyr6752/
Spez6721/
Spre6720/
Sperova6717/
Schpper6710/
Schpfer678/
Spée677/
Spha674/
Šper674/
Spjh674/
Shpe672/
Hspe672/
Sphi672/
Sxpe672/
Sphehiy671/
Sppe671/
Sspe671/
Schpier671/
Speu671/
Sphy671/
Sjpe671/
Spahije671/
Sphj671/
Spej671/
Szpe671/
Zphe671/
Zspe671/
Xper671/
Spaihtr670/
Sppeere670/
Sjpearz670/
Spih670/
Schperd670/

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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 Spher
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