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

The surname Spher occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Spher reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Spher is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,843,797. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Isfahan Province, where 44 percent reside, Markazi Province, where 30 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Iran it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Spher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency 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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