Spade Surname

127,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Spade Surname Definition:

SPADE: Gilbert Spade and Thomas Spade were burgesses of Linlithgow, 1536 (Johnsoun).

Spade Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2491:111,56012,119
Canada891:413,99536,402
England341:1,638,76668,634
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Norway171:302,48730,120
India141:54,790,384527,769
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
France91:7,380,302306,885
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8301:60,5046,667

The alternate forms: Spāde (1), Späde (1) & Špade (1) are calculated separately.

Spade (71) may also be a first name.

Spade Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SPADE: Gilbert Spade and Thomas Spade were burgesses of Linlithgow, 1536 (Johnsoun).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Spade Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spade (Arabic: سُحا) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur as: Spāde, Späde or Špade. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spade? popularity and diffusion

Spade is the 127,531st most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,048,790 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Spade are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spade is also the 1,152,838th most common forename in the world It is held by 71 people.

The surname Spade is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,249 people, or 1 in 111,560. In The United States Spade is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Spade Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spade has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spade surname expanded 391 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spade Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spade last name are 16.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.51% registered with the party.

The amount Spade earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.49% more than the national average, earning 406,624 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.82% less than the national average, earning $42,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spāde931/
Späde931/
Špade931/
Spader911,773/
Spadea911,321/
Spaude91627/
Spayde91434/
Spaide91399/
Spadie9170/
Shpade9170/
Spadez9128/
Spaade9110/
Spadey918/
Spadei914/
Spaede910/
Spades910/
Speade910/
Spayder8348/
Spaddie8314/
Spaudie838/
Spaider837/
Spatder833/
Spadeth832/
Spauder831/
Speadea831/
Spaydie830/
Spaides830/
Spada8025,031/
Spady804,072/
Spide80823/
Spode80599/
Spadi80598/
Spöde8045/
Spede8032/
Speede73290/
Späder73142/
Shpadi73112/
Spoede7398/
Spaedy7339/
Szpada7337/
Spaida7332/
Spidey7326/
Spaddy7324/
Chpade7323/
Spajda7318/
Spadoa7311/
Sppada7310/
Spayda739/
Spidee739/
Shpady735/
Spoder734/
Spedie733/
Spaudy733/
Spadaa732/
Spoude732/
Spadda731/
Spadha731/
Spuyde731/
Speady731/
Sphide731/
Spohde731/
Spidea731/
Spadaj731/
Speide730/
Spiede730/
Speedie67995/
Szpajda6772/
Speider6715/
Shpadyi676/
Speddie673/
Speedee672/
Spayida672/
Špajder671/
Spoddey671/
Szpaida671/
Spauduy670/
Spoodie670/
Speaddy670/
Speedey670/
Speyder670/
Speddey670/

Spade Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spade in the Arabic language
سُحاsuha-

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