Spare Surname
Approximately 1,236 people bear this surname
Spare Surname Definition:
(English) Sparing, Frugal, Thrifty [Old English spær = Old Norse sparr = O.H.Ger. spar]
Read More About This SurnameSpare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 727 | 1:498,568 | 41,951 |
| England | 279 | 1:199,706 | 17,470 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 256 | 1:95,216 | 9,764 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 213 | 1:235,768 | 19,777 |
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]
User-submitted Reference
English: Descriptive surname for a frugal person, from Middle English spare 'sparing', 'frugal'.
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Average Spare Salary in
United States
$45,524 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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