Spahr Surname

72,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Spahr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spahr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1581:87,1719,821
Germany1,1341:70,9929,030
Switzerland1,0111:8,1241,319
Argentina1381:309,73524,668
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Australia841:321,37727,634
France381:1,747,966156,445
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
England71:7,959,723202,100
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Comoros11:749,524685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8311:60,4326,663

Spahr (10) may also be a first name.

Spahr Last Name Facts

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

Spahr is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Spahr.

How Common Is The Last Name Spahr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,973rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,079,157 people. The last name Spahr occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Spahr live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 10 people.

The last name Spahr is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 4,158 people, or 1 in 87,171. In The United States Spahr is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Spahr exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent live and Switzerland, where 15 percent live.

Spahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spahr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spahr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spahr surname are 28.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spahr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,559 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $48,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spahar9124/
Sphahr910/
Spar891,036/
Spaihtr830/
Spahare830/
Spear8022,173/
Spohr806,368/
Sparr802,656/
Spare801,236/
Spaar801,116/
Spaur80774/
Sphar80717/
Spair80145/
Spart80139/
Sphor8040/
Spard8020/
Sparh8019/
Szpar8016/
Sparp801/
Jspar801/
Sparz800/
Spgar800/
Spahardt770/
Speare731,076/
Sparre731,060/
Sphair7383/
Spaire7367/
Sparhs7312/
Speart738/
Speard735/
Shpard733/
Spaare733/
Špahar733/
Shpaar733/
Shpear732/
Spohre732/
Spaair732/
Spartt732/
Sphear731/
Shpart731/
Spohrr731/
Sparjs731/
Spaart731/
Sphohr731/
Spayre731/
Spearr731/
Spharr730/
Spharz730/
Sphorr730/
Spearz730/
Sparrh730/
Spor67971/
Špar6755/
Sparova6727/
Spór6715/
Sparsås6713/
Shppard672/
Sparowa671/
Shhparh671/
Geespar671/
Sjpearz670/
Spohier670/
Spoheer670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spahr
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