Šper Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Sper (446) are calculated separately.

Šper Last Name Facts

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

Šper is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sper. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šper? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šper reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Šper is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,409,535. In Croatia Šper is most numerous in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Croatia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sper92446/
Špear8916/
Špeher801/
Špes75657/
Špeh75399/
Špet7518/
Špir752/
Xper751/
Špír751/
Šperová7334/
Šperova731/
Speer6724,947/
Spear6722,173/
Spier676,284/
Speir672,555/
Sperr671,788/
Spehr671,035/
Spere67172/
Szper67139/
Sperz6798/
Speur6771/
Shper6748/
Spher6729/
Spert6722/
Špejrová6717/
Jsper677/
Åsper675/
Spøer675/
Špeht674/
Špeić672/
Špeirová672/
Špēre671/
Zpeer671/
Speyr671/
Sperd671/
Chper671/
Sperp670/

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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 Šper
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