Speare Surname

341,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Speare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4561:794,86661,363
England1731:322,07023,948
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Australia891:303,32226,493
Jamaica871:32,9882,352
Liberia781:56,5204,977
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Speare (15) may also be a first name.

Speare Last Name Facts

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

The surname Speare is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Speare? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 341,330th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 6,772,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Speare live; 59 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Speare is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 15 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 794,866. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 26 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Speare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Speare has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speare Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Speare last name are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

The amount Speare earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.46% more than the national average, earning 427,263 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $45,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $52,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speares92173/
Spearey92145/
Spearie9226/
Spearer9221/
Spejare9210/
Spear9122,173/
Spare911,236/
Spere91172/
Speharer861/
Spearett860/
Spehar831,721/
Sparre831,060/
Sparey83669/
Sparer83637/
Sperre83434/
Speary83269/
Sphere83128/
Sperer8398/
Spares8375/
Spaire8367/
Sperge8339/
Speres8332/
Speere8326/
Sperje8320/
Spyere8314/
Speear8311/
Speiar8310/
Speart838/
Spaere837/
Speara835/
Sperez835/
Speard835/
Spiere834/
Sperey833/
Spered833/
Sperie833/
Spaare833/
Speari833/
Shpear832/
Sparge831/
Sparee831/
Spearr831/
Speire831/
Spesre831/
Sphear831/
Sparie831/
Speret831/
Spayre831/
Spoere830/
Spearz830/
Sparet830/
Spar801,036/
Sper80446/
Spre8020/
Spearhead803/
Sparrer77665/
Sperrer77569/
Speyrer77464/
Sparrey77287/
Spayire77194/
Sperrey77119/
Spoerre7766/
Speirer7763/
Sparest7749/
Spiares7748/
Spearry7742/
Shpares7719/
Spehrer7714/
Spierre7711/
Szpejar7711/
Speyart779/
Spehart777/
Shperer774/
Sperher774/
Spajare774/
Spearis772/
Speires772/
Speyere772/
Spaires772/
Spayere772/
Shpered771/
Spergey771/
Spetree771/
Speyres771/
Sppiere771/
Sphereh771/
Spheres770/
Sperrie770/
Sparres770/
Spaares770/
Spahare770/
Spohear770/
Sparrie770/
Sppeere770/
Sjpearz770/
Speeres770/
Spiehar770/
Sperest770/
Speer7324,947/
Spera739,829/
Spahr736,753/
Spier736,284/
Sparr732,656/
Speir732,555/
Speri731,915/
Sperr731,788/
Spaar731,116/
Spehr731,035/
Spire73959/
Spaur73774/
Sphar73717/
Spari73454/
Spary73442/
Spaer73307/
Spara73291/
Spyer73181/
Spair73145/
Szper73139/
Spart73139/
Spery73132/
Sperz7398/
Spåre7390/
Speur7371/
Spoer7355/
Shper7348/
Spher7329/
Spert7322/
Spard7320/
Sparh7319/
Szpar7316/
Špear7316/
Spyre7312/
Jsper737/
Spøer735/
Åsper735/
Spāre733/
Jspar731/
Sperd731/
Speyr731/
Sparp731/
Sprej731/
Spãre731/
Spīre731/
Spgar730/
Sperp730/
Sphre730/
Spuer730/
Sparz730/
Speyerer71198/
Speierer7123/
Spagiare719/
Spajares717/
Sparresø715/
Sparrhed714/
Sperrett712/
Spearitt712/
Shppeard711/
Shpehred711/
Speereer711/
Sparrett710/
Speariss710/
Sperry6712,317/
Spires6711,003/
Speier672,648/
Speyer671,869/
Špehar671,762/
Szpara671,555/
Spirea671,153/
Spoehr67353/
Shpara67295/
Spirer67277/
Szpera67277/
Spyres67268/
Speert67242/
Sparry67209/
Spayer67198/
Sparza67169/
Spearritt67164/
Speurt6787/
Spoerr6784/
Sphair6783/
Sparis6776/
Spoeri6774/
Sparra6765/
Shpaer6764/
Spaier6752/
Spejer6749/
Shpeer6736/
Spajer6736/
Sphire6733/
Sparaj6728/
Sperra6727/
Spower6727/
Spahar6724/
Spejra6722/
Shpetr6721/
Sparri6721/
Spijer6720/
Sphera6720/
Sperth6718/
Speray6717/
Spyrea6717/
Speris6716/
Spirey6715/
Shpera6715/
Spiari6714/
Šperer6714/
Sparit6713/
Spiret6712/
Sparhs6712/
Spiera678/
Schper677/
Spuehr677/
Spairi677/
Spierr676/
Sparøy676/
Spaeri675/
Speerh675/
Sperri674/
Spoyer674/
Shpfer674/
Spaira673/
Sppara673/
Spyier673/
Shpard673/
Zperez673/
Shpaar673/
Sperai673/
Shperi673/
Speehr672/
Schpre672/
Spartt672/
Spauer672/
Chpare672/
Sphaer672/
Spoery672/
Špejar672/
Spaair672/
Speery671/
Rzsper671/
Hspeer671/
Xphere671/
Shpire671/
Shpart671/
Shperd671/
Sprehi671/
Spyari671/
Sparjh671/
Sparjs671/
Speori671/
Sperio671/
Speroy671/
Sperza671/
Speura671/
Speury671/
Spaart671/
Spaerh671/
Spawer671/
Spaggiare671/
Sppert671/
Spitre671/
Spiyar671/
Spoyar671/
Spheri671/
Spierz671/
Speeri671/
Sparai671/
Sparay671/
Sparha671/
Szpari671/
Szpert671/
Szpier671/
Shpuer671/
Spiree671/
Sppier671/
Speraj671/
Spargi671/
Spetri671/
Spieri671/
Sspary671/
Spyree670/
Speiry670/
Spiary670/
Spharr670/
Sparrh670/
Spuery670/
Spyrer670/
Speuer670/
Spirez670/
Sphahr670/
Speerr670/
Sphger670/
Sppary670/
Spuyer670/
Spouer670/
Speurr670/
Spoure670/
Spperr670/
Sperht670/
Spharz670/
Sparys670/

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Speare Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Speare
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