Vesper Surname

94,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vesper Surname Definition:

Hals writes the name also Uspor, Vospar, and Vospur, and says vosper or vospur in British-Cornisli signifies "a pure or immaculate maid or virgin," The name may translate the bare dwelling (vos-ber); or the great dwelling (bos-ver). There is a place called Trevosper near Launceston.

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Vesper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7141:29,6633,902
United States1,4861:243,91623,249
Brazil3071:697,31125,612
Australia1391:194,21419,182
France1031:644,88183,663
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Canada461:800,99162,809
England261:2,143,00282,017
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:199,28017,365

The alternate forms: Vésper (1) & Vešper (1) are calculated separately.

Vesper (597) may also be a first name.

Vesper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hals writes the name also Uspor, Vospar, and Vospur, and says vosper or vospur in British-Cornisli signifies "a pure or immaculate maid or virgin," The name may translate the bare dwelling (vos-ber); or the great dwelling (bos-ver). There is a place called Trevosper near Launceston.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The same as the Cornish name Vosper, Bosper (found Vospar, Vospur, Uspar); from Cornish vos-ber, the bare dwelling; or bos-ver, the great dwelling. There is a place called Trevosper near Launceston.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Dutch, Weesper; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Vosper is now established in the neighbourhood of Launceston. Mr. Vospar, or Vospur, owned Trewoofe in Buryan in the reign of Charles I.:.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

John Vosper was the name of the mayor of Liskeard in 1601, 1611, and 1625 (A.). The name was also to be found across the border in Tavistock in the 17th and 18th centuries: Henry Vosper was a Tavistock churchwarden in the time of Cromwell, and Henry Vosper was a gentleman of the same town in the reign of Anne (Worth's "Tavistock Records").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Vesper Last Name Facts

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

Vesper (Russian: Веспер) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Vésper or Vešper. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vesper? popularity and diffusion

Vesper is the 94,174th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,440,226 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Vesper reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 342,194th most widespread forename world-wide It is held by 597 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 2,714 people, or 1 in 29,663. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Hesse, where 14 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Vesper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vesper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vesper last name rose 590 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vesper Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Vesper surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Vesper last name are 21.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vesper earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $46,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.83% less than the national average, earning $40,825 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vésper941/
Vešper941/
Vespier92208/
Vetsper9230/
Vespere9227/
Vespert922/
Vespe91644/
Veper9170/
Vosper831,953/
Viespe83178/
Vespie83149/
Wesper83117/
Vasper8378/
Fesper8363/
Visper8359/
Veiper8358/
Vepper8316/
Besper838/
Vepere833/
Veyper831/
Veaper831/
Vespes831/
Vepier831/
Vesspe830/
Veeper830/
Vespre830/
Vepe8030/
Vesperová807/
Veppert7799/
Whesper7721/
Veipert7712/
Weisper7710/
Pfesper771/
Feasper771/
Wespier771/
Viepher771/
Vaspher771/
Veepere771/
Vieperz771/
Vespire770/
Wespert770/
Vespa735,366/
Viper73795/
Vespi73345/
Wespe73229/
Vispe73149/
Weper73133/
Vepre7338/
Veipe7313/
Uespe7312/
Vepez737/
Beper735/
Vepes734/
Veppe732/
Viepe731/
Veepe731/
Vespy730/
Huespe67860/
Wepfer67624/
Weiper67184/
Vayper67130/
Wepper6789/
Vipper6783/
Hueper6781/
Wisper6770/
Veszpi6752/
Weaper6738/
Bepper6738/
Wespes6734/
Wasper6725/
Weeper6718/
Viespi6715/
Fisper6714/
Bisper6710/
Vepech678/
Fosper675/
Wesped675/
Bespea675/
Vaiper674/
Vepair673/
Beaper672/
Vipere672/
Vespha672/
Fasper671/
Wosper671/
Wepher671/
Veshpa671/
Vesspa671/
Viperr671/
Uepert671/
Uepfer671/
Vephea671/
Vephir671/
Vípper671/
Wepere671/
Wepier671/
Vechpe671/
Veipes671/
Vypper671/
Wueper670/
Viperd670/
Wepeir670/

Vesper Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vesper in the Russian language
Весперvesper-

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