Speelman Surname

47,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Speelman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,3641:8,5131,076
Netherlands2,0331:8,3071,031
United States2,0101:180,32818,035
Canada2401:153,52315,602
Belgium1311:87,76113,683
Australia521:519,14839,018
England391:1,428,66862,556
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:115,44511,380

Speelman (818) may also be a first name.

Speelman Last Name Facts

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

Speelman is most common in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speelman? popularity and diffusion

Speelman is the 47,345th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 666,442 people. The surname Speelman is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Speelman reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Speelman is also the 285,768th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 818 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 6,364 people, or 1 in 8,513. In South Africa Speelman is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 42 percent are found, Western Cape, where 30 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 10 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Speelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Speelman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Speelman surname rose 462 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speelman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Speelman surname are 36.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.44% registered with the party.

The amount Speelman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.23% less than the national average, earning R 137,280 per year; in United States they earn 6.8% less than the national average, earning $40,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $48,898 CAD per year.

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Speelman 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 Speelman
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