Speers Surname

84,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Speers Surname Definition:

= Spears, q.v.

Speers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5191:143,89014,900
Canada1,3031:28,2783,733
Northern Ireland5881:3,138637
England5221:106,74011,153
Australia3711:72,7658,563
New Zealand1401:32,3455,645
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Isle of Man461:1,866352
Wales361:85,9597,098
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4701:9,4251,386
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6791:73,9607,923

Speers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Spears, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Speers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Speers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,993rd most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,283,019 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Speers are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,519 people, or 1 in 143,890. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent live.

Speers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Speers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 580 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Speers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Speers surname are 13.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Speers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 161.17% more than the national average, earning R 620,628 per year; in United States they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $43,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $53,013 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speyers92182/
Speiers923/
Spejers922/
Spheers921/
Speears921/
Speersd920/
Spers9142/
Speggers864/
Spears8356,015/
Spiers8312,973/
Speirs839,197/
Spyers83230/
Spehrs8387/
Spaers833/
Sphers832/
Xpeers831/
Spesrs831/
Sperrs831/
Spoers831/
Sperse830/
Speersová801/
Spowers7724/
Spiyers7717/
Spearss773/
Spearse773/
Spearrs772/
Spiears771/
Spayers771/
Sperrås771/
Spijers771/
Spierss771/
Sphears770/
Spors731,229/
Spirs73350/
Spars73170/
Spyrs735/
Spiersch7144/
Schppers711/
Spiggers711/
Spours67109/
Sparsø6762/
Sparsh6752/
Spohrs6724/
Sperje6720/
Sparrs6719/
Spiërs6719/
Shpars679/
Spairs675/
Sporås673/
Sperch673/
Spaars671/
Sperce671/
Sporss671/
Spahrs670/
Spirse670/
Spiors670/

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