Sparr Surname

163,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sparr Surname Definition:

(English) One with some characteristic of a little sparrow.

Sparr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5001:241,63923,075
Germany5681:141,73517,144
Sweden3071:32,0742,618
Austria1531:55,6568,727
France351:1,897,792163,564
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Norway191:270,64728,127
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Denmark61:940,78647,603
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
England21:27,859,030389,889
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:126,81512,228

Sparr (11) may also be a first name.

Sparr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One with some characteristic of a little sparrow.

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

Sparr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sparr is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sparr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 163,511th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,743,805 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Sparr are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sparr is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename worldwide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Sparr is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,500 people, or 1 in 241,639. In The United States Sparr is primarily found in: Maryland, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 21 percent live and Sweden, where 12 percent live.

Sparr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sparr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sparr last name expanded 379 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sparr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sparr last name are 17.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.33% registered with the party.

The amount Sparr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.79% more than the national average, earning 532,231 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $45,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $46,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sparre911,060/
Spearr911/
Sparrh910/
Spharr910/
Spar891,036/
Spear8022,173/
Spahr806,753/
Spare801,236/
Spaar801,116/
Spaur80774/
Sphar80717/
Spair80145/
Spart80139/
Sporr8097/
Spard8020/
Sparh8019/
Szpar8016/
Jspar801/
Sparp801/
Spgar800/
Sparz800/
Speare731,076/
Sporre73665/
Sphair7383/
Spaire7367/
Spahar7324/
Sparhs7312/
Speart738/
Speard735/
Spaare733/
Shpard733/
Shpaar733/
Spartt732/
Shpear732/
Spaair732/
Spaart731/
Spayre731/
Sphear731/
Sparjs731/
Spohrr731/
Shpart731/
Speurr730/
Spharz730/
Sphorr730/
Spearz730/
Sphahr730/
Spor67971/
Špar6755/
Sparova6727/
Spór6715/
Sparsås6713/
Shppard672/
Geespar671/
Shhparh671/
Sparowa671/
Sjpearz670/
Spaihtr670/
Spahare670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sparr
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