Sparling Surname
Approximately 5,700 people bear this surname
Sparling Surname Definition:
(Teutonic) = Sparrow (q.v.) + the (double) diminutive suff. -ling: cp. Ger. sperling, ‘sparrow.’
Sparling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,410 | 1:106,293 | 11,661 |
| Canada | 1,240 | 1:29,714 | 3,893 |
| England | 554 | 1:100,574 | 10,615 |
| Ireland | 113 | 1:41,672 | 3,227 |
| Paraguay | 110 | 1:65,789 | 1,757 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 86 | 1:51,510 | 4,301 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 376 | 1:64,828 | 7,451 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 606 | 1:82,869 | 8,678 |
Sparling (58) may also be a first name.
Sparling Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Teutonic) = Sparrow (q.v.) + the (double) diminutive suff. -ling: cp. Ger. sperling, ‘sparrow.’
(English) One with some characteristic of a little sparrow.
Germ, sperling, a sparrow.
Ralph de Esparlon, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Jordan Esperling, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
Sparling Demographics
Sparling Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sparling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sparling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sparling (Hindi: स्पार्लिग, Russian: Спарлинг) is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sparling? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 84,719th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,278,517 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Sparling live; 74 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 58 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,410 people, or 1 in 106,293. In The United States Sparling is most common in: California, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Sparling occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.
Sparling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sparling has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sparling last name expanded 563 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 131 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sparling Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sparling last name are 12.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.07% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sparling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 184.03% more than the national average, earning 982,983 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $53,022 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spearling | 94 | 14 | / |
| Spharling | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sparlings | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sparlin | 93 | 804 | / |
| Sperling | 88 | 26,261 | / |
| Sporling | 88 | 8 | / |
| Sparlingová | 84 | 2 | / |
| Shperling | 82 | 580 | / |
| Sperrling | 82 | 12 | / |
| Sparrlind | 82 | 1 | / |
| Speurling | 82 | 0 | / |
| Spoorling | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sperlng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schperling | 78 | 8 | / |
| Szperlling | 78 | 1 | / |
| Spoerrling | 78 | 1 | / |
| Šperling | 75 | 66 | / |
| Sperleng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sperilng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Spearlyn | 75 | 0 | / |
| Sparlinkova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Šparlinková | 63 | 27 | / |
| Šperlink | 63 | 16 | / |
| Šparlínková | 53 | 3 | / |
| Špárlinková | 53 | 2 | / |
Sparling Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sparling in the Hindi language | ||
| स्पार्लिग | sparliga | - |
| Sparling in the Russian language | ||
| Спарлинг | sparling | - |
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Sparling Reference & Research
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