Spare Surname

306,004th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Spare Surname Definition:

(English) Sparing, Frugal, Thrifty [Old English spær = Old Norse sparr = O.H.Ger. spar]

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Spare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7271:498,56841,951
England2791:199,70617,470
Australia661:409,02632,879
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Latvia251:82,00212,055
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
India121:63,922,115578,870
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Scotland101:535,38220,332
China81:170,915,1968,932
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:95,2169,764
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

The alternate forms: Spāre (3) & Spãre (1) are calculated separately.

Spare (93) may also be a first name.

Spare Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Sparing, Frugal, Thrifty [Old English spær = Old Norse sparr = O.H.Ger. spar]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

English: Descriptive surname for a frugal person, from Middle English spare 'sparing', 'frugal'.

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Spare Last Name Facts

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

Spare occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms: Spāre or Spãre. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spare? popularity and diffusion

Spare is the 306,004th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,896,073 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Spare are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spare is also the 986,211th most widespread given name globally It is held by 93 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 727 people, or 1 in 498,568. In The United States Spare is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Kentucky, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Spare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spare has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spare last name rose 341 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spare Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spare last name are 18.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Spare earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $45,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.87% less than the national average, earning $44,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spāre933/
Spãre931/
Speare911,076/
Sparre911,060/
Sparey91669/
Sparer91637/
Spares9175/
Spaire9167/
Spaere917/
Spaare913/
Sparge911/
Sparee911/
Sparie911/
Spayre911/
Sparet910/
Spar891,036/
Sparrer83665/
Sparrey83287/
Spayire83194/
Speares83173/
Spearey83145/
Sparest8349/
Spearie8326/
Spearer8321/
Shpares8319/
Spejare8310/
Spajare834/
Spaires832/
Spayere832/
Sparres830/
Spaares830/
Spahare830/
Sparrie830/
Spear8022,173/
Spahr806,753/
Sparr802,656/
Spore801,379/
Spaar801,116/
Spire80959/
Spaur80774/
Sphar80717/
Spari80454/
Spary80442/
Spara80291/
Spere80172/
Spair80145/
Spart80139/
Spard8020/
Sparh8019/
Szpar8016/
Jspar801/
Sparp801/
Spgar800/
Sparz800/
Spajares777/
Sparresø775/
Sparrhed774/
Speharer771/
Sparrett770/
Spearett770/
Sporer734,212/
Sporea731,848/
Szpara731,555/
Spirea731,153/
Sporre73665/
Spörer73584/
Sperre73434/
Shpara73295/
Spores73287/
S'Pore73286/
Speary73269/
Sparry73209/
Sparza73169/
Sphere73128/
Sphair7383/
Sparis7376/
Sparra7365/
Spoore7341/
Sphire7333/
Sparaj7328/
Speere7326/
Sporie7325/
Spöhre7325/
Spahar7324/
Sparri7321/
Spirey7315/
Spyere7314/
Sparit7313/
Sparhs7312/
Speart738/
Spórer738/
Spairi737/
Sparøy736/
Speara735/
Speard735/
Spaeri735/
Spiere734/
Sporje734/
Sperey733/
Spaira733/
Sporey733/
Sppara733/
Sperie733/
Shpard733/
Speari733/
Shpaar733/
Shpear732/
Spartt732/
Chpare732/
Spohre732/
Spaair732/
Shpire731/
Shpart731/
Sparjh731/
Sparjs731/
Spearr731/
Speire731/
Spaart731/
Sphear731/
Sparai731/
Sparay731/
Sparha731/
Szpari731/
Spiree731/
Spargi731/
Sspary731/
Spharr730/
Sparrh730/
Spoere730/
Sphahr730/
Spearz730/
Sppary730/
Sporee730/
Spoure730/
Spharz730/
Sparys730/
Spearhead713/
Spaggiare711/
Sporrer672,171/
Spor67971/
Spohrer67775/
Speyrer67464/
Sparish67408/
Spörrer67192/
Sperrey67119/
Spoores67109/
Spoerre6766/
Speirer6763/
Shparyi6759/
Sparysh6757/
Špar6755/
Sparich6747/
Spearry6742/
Szporer6727/
Sparova6727/
Spajari6725/
Spayeri6724/
Shporer6719/
Sporeth6717/
Spór6715/
Sparsås6713/
Spierre6711/
Shpariy674/
Spuires674/
Sparris674/
Shphara673/
Spearis672/
Speires672/
Speyere672/
Sporehr672/
Sporrey672/
Shppard672/
Shparii672/
Sparrit672/
Shhpara672/
Chhpare671/
Shporie671/
Szparza671/
Spohrey671/
Sporrez671/
Sporrie671/
Speyres671/
Spairai671/
Sppiere671/
Spporer671/
Sphereh671/
Sparith671/
Sparowa671/
Spayira671/
Spayiri671/
Shhparh671/
Sporres671/
Geespar671/
Spoorer670/
Spourge670/
Spotres670/
Sperrie670/
Spirrey670/
Spoerie670/
Sphorer670/
Spaihtr670/
Sporeah670/
Sppeere670/
Sjpearz670/

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