Spayer Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Spayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Spayer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spayer is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spayer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,194,481st most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Spayer are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 2,665,139. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 71 percent live, Ohio, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 31 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Spayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spayer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 13,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spayer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spayer last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spayer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.16% less than the national average, earning R 78,036 per year and in United States they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $44,048 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shpayer9229/
Spayere922/
Spaer91307/
Spyer91181/
Shpayher8616/
Shpayeer865/
Speyer831,869/
Shpaer8364/
Spaier8352/
Spajer8336/
Spoyer834/
Spyier833/
Spauer832/
Sphaer832/
Spawer831/
Spayre831/
Spaerh831/
Spuyer830/
Spayire77194/
Szpajer77155/
Sphaier7724/
Shpeyer7718/
Szpeyer776/
Speyere772/
Szpaier771/
Spaujer771/
Shpaier771/
Speer7324,947/
Spear7322,173/
Spier736,284/
Speir732,555/
Spaur73774/
Spair73145/
Speur7371/
Spoer7355/
Speyr731/
Spuer730/
Speier672,648/
Spehar671,721/
Speare671,076/
Spoehr67353/
Speurt6787/
Spoerr6784/
Sphair6783/
Spaire6767/
Spejer6749/
Shpeer6736/
Spower6727/
Spijer6720/
Speear6711/
Speiar6710/
Speart678/
Spuehr677/
Spierr676/
Speard675/
Speerh675/
Speehr672/
Spaair672/
Shpear672/
Spiyar671/
Hspeer671/
Spearr671/
Speire671/
Sphear671/
Sppier671/
Shpuer671/
Szpier671/
Spoyar671/
Špajer671/
Speuer670/
Speerr670/
Spearz670/
Spouer670/
Speurr670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Spayer
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