Spar Surname

351,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Spar Surname Definition:

Same as Spurr, which see.

Spar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5791:626,00950,526
Ireland1381:34,1232,864
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
France211:3,162,987209,042
England181:3,095,448105,421
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
India71:109,580,769786,157
Wales51:618,90625,852
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

The alternate forms: Špar (55) are calculated separately.

Spar (321) may also be a first name.

Spar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Same as Spurr, which see.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Spar Last Name Facts

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

Spar (Hindi: स्पर, Marathi: सपार) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Špar. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spar is the 351,873rd most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,034,311 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Spar reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 489,856th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 321 people.

The last name Spar is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 626,009. In The United States Spar is most prevalent in: New York, where 23 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 48 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 13 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Spar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spar surname rose 681 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spar last name are 9.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.04% registered with the political party.

Spar earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.95% more than the national average, earning $52,620 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špar9255/
Spear8922,173/
Spahr896,753/
Sparr892,656/
Spare891,236/
Spaar891,116/
Spaur89774/
Sphar89717/
Spair89145/
Spart89139/
Spard8920/
Sparh8919/
Szpar8916/
Jspar891/
Sparp891/
Spgar890/
Sparz890/
Speare801,076/
Sparre801,060/
Sphair8083/
Spaire8067/
Spahar8024/
Sparhs8012/
Speart808/
Speard805/
Shpaar803/
Shpard803/
Spaare803/
Spaair802/
Shpear802/
Spartt802/
Spearr801/
Shpart801/
Sparjs801/
Spaart801/
Sphear801/
Spayre801/
Spearz800/
Spharr800/
Sparrh800/
Sphahr800/
Spharz800/
Spor75971/
Spór7515/
Sparova7327/
Sparsås7313/
Shppard732/
Geespar731/
Shhparh731/
Sparowa731/
Sjpearz730/
Spaihtr730/
Spahare730/
Spohr676,368/
Spoor675,561/
Speir672,555/
Spore671,379/
Spour67166/
Sport67153/
Sporr6797/
Shparova6790/
Szpor6787/
Speur6771/
Shpor6743/
Sphor6740/
Spord6727/
Sporh6718/
Špear6716/
Zphar673/
Spāre673/
Shppeard671/
Spojr671/
Şpaur671/
Spãre671/
Sporz671/
Spotr671/
Speyr671/
Spahardt670/
Spoir670/

Spar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spar in the Hindi language
स्परspara-
Spar in the Marathi language
सपारsapara-

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Spar Reference & Research

Speer-Spear-Speir DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Speer-Spear-Speir FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
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  • 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 Spar
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