Spark Surname

74,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Spark Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sparrowhawk'; found as early as Domesday in the forms Sperhauoc (Nottinghamshire), Sparhauoc (Suffolk), (a) Nick, 'the sparrow - hawk.' Middle English sperhauke (Piers Plowman).

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Spark Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,7891:15,0902,147
England1,3981:39,8565,144
United States8361:433,56337,358
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Canada3901:94,47610,305
Scotland3291:16,2732,009
Russia2261:637,71355,512
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
India1651:4,648,881119,525
New Zealand1541:29,4055,152
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
China621:22,053,5741,221
Wales291:106,7088,358
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Belarus131:730,85159,297
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
France111:6,038,429280,838
Israel111:777,96750,646
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Laos41:1,647,081888
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9911:24,5973,411
Scotland3171:11,8081,439
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:133,56012,731

The alternate forms: Spärk (10) are calculated separately.

Spark (670) may also be a first name.

Spark Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sparrowhawk'; found as early as Domesday in the forms Sperhauoc (Nottinghamshire), Sparhauoc (Suffolk), (a) Nick, 'the sparrow - hawk.' Middle English sperhauke (Piers Plowman).

Sparhcuk Sutor, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Sperheuk, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Nicholas Sparke, Norfolk, ibid.

Bartholomew fil Sparhavec, Norfolk, temp. Henry II: History of Norfolk.

Gilbert Sperhauk, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Sparhauk, rector of St Buttolph the Abbot, Norwich, 1351: History of Norfolk.

Magota Spark, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Spark, 1379: ibid.

Olive Sparrehawke, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Richard Sparhawke, rector of Fincham, 1534: History of Norfolk.

1632-3. Married — Johan Sparrowhawke: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

'The learned Dr. Fuller, being in company of one Mr. Sparrowhawk, unwittingly asked him, "What is the difference between an owl and a sparrowhawk?" and it is said that he received the unexpected reply, "An owl is fuller in the head, fuller in the face, and fuller all over': T. E. Bailey's Life of Thomas Fuller.

1777. Married — Thomas Sparrowhawke and Susannah Hampton: St. George, Hanover Square.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

William Sperk in Aberdeen, 1408 (CWA., p. 316). John Sperk was tenant of Lytyl Perth in 1472 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 164). John Sperk was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1407 and James Spark in 1539 (NSCM., I, p. 2, 56). Adam Spark is recorded as a monk of Kilwinning in 1532 (LCD., p. 12), and Andrew Spark was a merchant in Irvine in 1698 (Irvine, I, p. 66).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) an assimilated form of Sparhawk, q.v.

(Scandinavian) a nickname for a Gay Fellow, a Gallant [Middle English spark(e; Old Norse spark-r, lively, brisk] Robertus Spark.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Ere many days, in her fathers park, Just at the close of eve-a.

Again she met with her angry sparke; Which made this lady grieve-a.—‘The Baffled Knight,’ 93-6: Percy’s Reliques.

Cp. Sprake.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the sparrowhawk; one with some characteristic of a sparrowhawk.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

I think the former two must represent an old personal name-the latter two its genitive form. Sparkford and Sparkenhoe, names of places, may be from the same source.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

To disperse, to scatter, to sparkle.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur
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Spark Demographics

Spark Religious Adherence
in Russia

Sample size: 17 (2016)

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Spark Last Name Facts

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

Spark (Arabic: سبارك, Hindi: स्पार्क, Russian: Спарк) is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Spärk. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spark? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 74,571st most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,105,346 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 33 percent of Spark reside; 29 percent reside in Australasia and 29 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Spark is also the 320,531st most widespread first name globally It is held by 670 people.

The surname Spark is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 1,789 people, or 1 in 15,090. In Australia Spark is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 51 percent live, Queensland, where 19 percent live and Western Australia, where 13 percent live. Not including Australia this last name is found in 100 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Spark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spark has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Spark surname expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 222 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 242 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spark Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Spark surname is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Spark last name are 3.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spark earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 175.96% more than the national average, earning R 655,776 per year; in United States they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $41,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $54,786 CAD per year.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spärk9310/
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Sparq8058/
Sparc807/
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Sparkova773/
Sporck73255/
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Spoerk7336/
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Spark Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spark in the Hindi language
स्पार्कsparka-
Spark in the Russian language
Спаркspark-
Spark in the Arabic language
سباركsbark-

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