Spallen Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Spallen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spallen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Spallen (7) may also be a first name.

Spallen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spallen is most common in Northern Ireland. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spallen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Spallen occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Spallen reside; 80 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in British Isles. Spallen is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 7 people.

The last name Spallen is most widely held in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 922,518. In Northern Ireland Spallen is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Other than Northern Ireland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Spallen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spallen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spallen surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spallen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Spallen last name is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spalln923/
Spalen922/
Spollen86625/
Spallin86102/
Spalien861/
Spaulen860/
Spaln831/
Spallina80894/
Spalling8035/
Spaullin800/
Spalin7771/
Spolen779/
Sphaln770/
Spaulling751/
Spaillion750/
Spalink71162/
Spaling7166/
Spollin7160/
Shpalin7111/
Spalina719/
Spaglin711/
Spoolen710/
Spaulin710/
Spatling6730/
Spauling6723/
Spoln675/
Speatlin672/
Spaulind671/
Shpaglin671/
Shpalina671/
Spahling670/
Spolling670/
Spailing670/

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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 Spallen
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