Spher Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Spher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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 in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Spher? popularity and diffusion
Spher is the 3,665,662nd most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 common first name on earth It is held by 31 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,843,797. In Iran Spher is mostly concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 44 percent reside, Markazi Province, where 30 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran Spher occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Spher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Spher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spher surname fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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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