Speier Surname

163,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Speier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3501:59,6347,693
United States9691:374,05533,122
Poland1331:285,78034,483
Hungary981:100,1669,684
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England151:3,714,537119,675
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Speier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Speier is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Speier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Speier is the 163,914th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,752,094 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Speier are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 1,350 people, or 1 in 59,634. In Germany Speier is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 28 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live. Apart from Germany Speier is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Speier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Speier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Speier surname grew 1,258 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Speier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Speier are 10.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.82% registered with the party.

The amount Speier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.29% more than the national average, earning R 402,288 per year; in United States they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $47,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning $56,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shpeier922/
Speiert922/
Speer9124,947/
Spier916,284/
Speir912,555/
Szpeiher861/
Speyer831,869/
Spaier8352/
Spejer8349/
Shpeer8336/
Spijer8320/
Speear8311/
Speiar8310/
Spierr836/
Speerh835/
Spyier833/
Speehr832/
Sppier831/
Speire831/
Hspeer831/
Szpier831/
Speerr830/
Speuer830/
Schpeir7774/
Szpejer7747/
Sphaier7724/
Shpeyer7718/
Szpeyer776/
Spogier774/
Speyere772/
Schpier771/
Szpaier771/
Shpaier771/
Spigger771/
Spiehar770/
Spouier770/
Spohier770/
Spoheer770/
Spear7322,173/
Spaer73307/
Spyer73181/
Spair73145/
Speur7371/
Spoer7355/
Spuir731/
Zpeer731/
Speyr731/
Spuer730/
Spoir730/
Shpayeer715/
Szpigier711/
Spehar671,721/
Speare671,076/
Spoehr67353/
Spayer67198/
Speurt6787/
Spoerr6784/
Sphair6783/
Shpaer6764/
Spajer6736/
Spower6727/
Speart678/
Spuehr677/
Speard675/
Spoyer674/
Spauer672/
Spaair672/
Shpear672/
Sphaer672/
Shpuer671/
Spearr671/
Spaerh671/
Sphear671/
Spawer671/
Spiyar671/
Spearz670/
Spuyer670/
Spouer670/
Speurr670/

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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
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  • 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 Speier
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