Spector Surname
Approximately 9,585 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,425 | 1:43,022 | 5,275 |
| Canada | 220 | 1:167,480 | 16,862 |
| Argentina | 215 | 1:198,807 | 16,493 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| England | 123 | 1:452,992 | 29,924 |
| Sweden | 78 | 1:126,240 | 8,954 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Israel | 39 | 1:219,427 | 20,804 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Moldova | 23 | 1:154,842 | 16,100 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
(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.
Spector Demographics
Average Male Spector Height
175.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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