Speers Surname
Approximately 5,680 people bear this surname
Speers Surname Definition:
= Spears, q.v.
Speers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,519 | 1:143,890 | 14,900 |
| Canada | 1,303 | 1:28,278 | 3,733 |
| Northern Ireland | 588 | 1:3,138 | 637 |
| England | 522 | 1:106,740 | 11,153 |
| Australia | 371 | 1:72,765 | 8,563 |
| New Zealand | 140 | 1:32,345 | 5,645 |
| Scotland | 51 | 1:104,977 | 7,051 |
| Isle of Man | 46 | 1:1,866 | 352 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Ireland | 35 | 1:134,541 | 6,387 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 470 | 1:9,425 | 1,386 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 90 | 1:270,837 | 19,067 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 679 | 1:73,960 | 7,923 |
Speers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Spears, q.v.
Speers Demographics
Speers Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speyers | 92 | 182 | / |
| Speiers | 92 | 3 | / |
| Spejers | 92 | 2 | / |
| Spheers | 92 | 1 | / |
| Speears | 92 | 1 | / |
| Speersd | 92 | 0 | / |
| Spers | 91 | 42 | / |
| Speggers | 86 | 4 | / |
| Spears | 83 | 56,015 | / |
| Spiers | 83 | 12,973 | / |
| Speirs | 83 | 9,197 | / |
| Spyers | 83 | 230 | / |
| Spehrs | 83 | 87 | / |
| Spaers | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sphers | 83 | 2 | / |
| Xpeers | 83 | 1 | / |
| Spesrs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sperrs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Spoers | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sperse | 83 | 0 | / |
| Speersová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spowers | 77 | 24 | / |
| Spiyers | 77 | 17 | / |
| Spearss | 77 | 3 | / |
| Spearse | 77 | 3 | / |
| Spearrs | 77 | 2 | / |
| Spiears | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spayers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sperrås | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spijers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spierss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sphears | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spors | 73 | 1,229 | / |
| Spirs | 73 | 350 | / |
| Spars | 73 | 170 | / |
| Spyrs | 73 | 5 | / |
| Spiersch | 71 | 44 | / |
| Schppers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spiggers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spours | 67 | 109 | / |
| Sparsø | 67 | 62 | / |
| Sparsh | 67 | 52 | / |
| Spohrs | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sperje | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sparrs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Spiërs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shpars | 67 | 9 | / |
| Spairs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sporås | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sperch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Spaars | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sperce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sporss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spahrs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spirse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spiors | 67 | 0 | / |
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