Surname Šper in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šper families are Croats (from Vukovar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Vukovar.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Šper live in Croatia today, in two households only. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in three Croatian cities only: in Zagreb (<5), Vukovar (<5), and in Krk on the Island of Krk (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šper (including: Sper , Speer , Spehr , Sperr , Shuper , Shaper , Szper , Shper , Schper and Schpper ) is present in 104 countries worldwide. "Shper " is used by few people in the United States. "Schper " is used by few people in the United States. "Speer " is used by some 10000 people in the United States , about 4000 in Germany , and some 600 people in Canada.

Characteristic first names

Vlatka Šper, Renata Šper, Ivan Šper, Josip Šper, Stjepan Šper, Blaženka Šper, Robert Šper, Luka Šper, Paula Šper, Vlasta Šper

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1923 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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