Sparkie Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sparkie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sparkie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sparkie (104) may also be a first name.

Sparkie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sparkie occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sparkie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Sparkie are found; 31 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 31 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Sparkie is also the 925,156th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 104 people.

The last name Sparkie is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Sparkie is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Sparkie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sparkie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sparkie last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sparke921,599/
Sparki9218/
Sparkez8629/
Sparkey8614/
Spaerke863/
Shparki863/
Sparkid861/
Sperkie861/
Sparcke860/
Sparkee860/
Shparkyi8065/
Shparkiy8016/
Shparkoi801/
Sparkeer801/
Spearkes801/
Sparckes800/
Sparka77214/
Spörke77102/
Sperke7778/
Sporke7743/
Sparky7714/
Sparce771/
Spoerke71135/
Shparka7159/
Sporket7151/
Spörcke7131/
Szparka7116/
Spearce715/
Sporker711/
Sparque711/
Sporkey711/
Spearky710/
Spahrkäs6711/
Shporker672/
Shporkiy672/
Sporkett671/

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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 Sparkie
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