Spector Surname

53,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Spector Surname Definition:

(Russian) A title meaning “inspector,” used by Hebrew teachers in old Russia, which, when registered with the police, enabled them to live in areas forbidden to Jews.

Spector Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4251:43,0225,275
Canada2201:167,48016,862
Argentina2151:198,80716,493
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
England1231:452,99229,924
Sweden781:126,2408,954
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Israel391:219,42720,804
France311:2,142,668174,004
Australia311:870,82953,581
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Moldova231:154,84216,100
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Wales41:773,63329,106
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Spector (107) may also be a first name.

Spector Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian) A title meaning “inspector,” used by Hebrew teachers in old Russia, which, when registered with the police, enabled them to live in areas forbidden to Jews.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) Spector was the title of the inspector or supervisor of a school, but was a name often taken by an ordinary tutor (melamed) in the household of a rich Jew who had special permission to reside in the large cities of Russia where other Jews could not live.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Spector Last Name Facts

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

Spector is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spector? popularity and diffusion

Spector is the 53,287th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 760,307 people. The surname Spector is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Spector reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 910,230th most widespread first name in the world, held by 107 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,425 people, or 1 in 43,022. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 17 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States Spector is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Spector Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spector has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spector last name increased 842,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spector Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Spector surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Spector last name are 41.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Spector earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.12% more than the national average, earning R 299,712 per year; in United States they earn 29.03% more than the national average, earning $55,674 USD per year and in Canada they earn 71.39% more than the national average, earning $85,152 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Specktor9387/
Spectore932/
Shpector931/
Schpector881/
Spektor864,692/
Spectar860/
Spectorova824/
Shpektor8087/
Spektore8029/
Szpektor8022/
Schpektor7512/
Spektorova7156/
Spektar715/
Spegtar711/
Shpektorova6761/
Shpiktor672/
Spicktard631/

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