Speares Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Speares Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Ireland131:362,22614,761
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Speares Last Name Facts

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

The last name Speares is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Speares? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,305,105th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Speares reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 3,097,940. In The United States Speares is most common in: South Carolina, where 30 percent reside, Maryland, where 22 percent reside and New York, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent reside and Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

Speares Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Speares has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Speares surname expanded 146 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 46 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speares Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Speares last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Speares earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 41.31% more than the national average, earning $60,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning $48,361 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speare921,076/
Spares9275/
Speres9232/
Spearey86145/
Sparest8649/
Spiares8648/
Spearie8626/
Spearer8621/
Shpares8619/
Spejare8610/
Spearis862/
Speires862/
Spieres862/
Spaires862/
Sparges861/
Speyres861/
Spheres860/
Sparres860/
Spaares860/
Speeres860/
Sperest860/
Spare831,236/
Spere83172/
Spres834/
Spajares807/
Sparreus806/
Sparresø805/
Speharer801/
Speariss800/
Spearett800/
Spires7711,003/
Sparre771,060/
Sparey77669/
Sparer77637/
Sperre77434/
Speary77269/
Spyres77268/
Sphere77128/
Sperer7798/
Sparis7776/
Spaire7767/
Sparsø7762/
Sperge7739/
Speere7726/
Spress7724/
Sparec7722/
Sperje7720/
Speris7716/
Spyere7714/
Sparhs7712/
Spaere777/
Speara775/
Sperez775/
Spiere774/
Sperey773/
Spered773/
Sperie773/
Spaare773/
Speari773/
Sparge771/
Sparee771/
Sparjs771/
Sparxs771/
Speire771/
Sperec771/
Spesre771/
Shpres771/
Sparie771/
Speret771/
Spayre771/
Spoere770/
Spearz770/
Sparet770/
Sparys770/
Spearhead753/
Sparrer71665/
Sperrer71569/
Speyrer71464/
Sparish71408/
Sparrey71287/
Spayire71194/
Sparice71127/
Sperrey71119/
Spoerre7166/
Speirer7163/
Spyreas7159/
Sparysh7157/
Spirres7144/
Spearry7142/
Spheris7116/
Spehrer7114/
Sparsås7113/
Spierre7111/
Spuires714/
Sparios714/
Shperer714/
Sperher714/
Spireas714/
Spajare714/
Sparris714/
Spiries713/
Speeris712/
Speyere712/
Spayere712/
Shpered711/
Speiris711/
Spergey711/
Sperice711/
Sperysz711/
Spetree711/
Sppiere711/
Sphereh711/
Sperrie710/
Spahare710/
Sperris710/
Sparrie710/
Sppeere710/
Sjpearz710/
Spera679,829/
Speri671,915/
Spire67959/
Spari67454/
Spary67442/
Spara67291/
Speyerer67198/
Spery67132/
Spheeris6799/
Sperz6798/
Spareche6768/
Speierer6723/
Spyre6712/
Sprez677/
Speriche675/
Sparrhed674/
Spāre673/
Sperrett672/
Sparisch672/
Spearitt672/
Shparish671/
Shpehred671/
Spariosh671/
Speereer671/
Speurrys671/
Sprej671/
Spãre671/
Spīre671/
Szpargis671/
Sparrett670/
Sparz670/

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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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  • 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 Speares
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