Spel Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3181:53,1049,110
South Africa861:629,97347,084
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
India61:127,844,230863,365
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Spel (115) may also be a first name.

Spel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spel (Russian: Спел) is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 654,010th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Spel live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. Spel is also the 873,022nd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 115 people.

The surname Spel is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 53,104. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 36 percent reside, Overijssel, where 21 percent reside and South Holland, where 10 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Spel exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Spel Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Spel earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 71.28% less than the national average, earning R 68,256 per year and in United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spell897,563/
Spelt891,003/
Spiel89825/
Spoel89454/
Speel89235/
Spehl89151/
Speld8934/
Shpel894/
Spael894/
Spuel891/
Sppel891/
Spl8636/
Spiehl8039/
Shpiel8015/
Spuell805/
Speldt803/
Spieël802/
Szpiel802/
Szpelt802/
Schpel801/
Speell801/
Spoell800/
Spil75520/
Jspl7531/
Sspl752/
Spyl751/
Spld751/
Sphl751/
Shpl751/
Spelova73141/
Shpehel7310/
Spehele731/
Spill671,267/
Szpil67365/
Shpil67355/
Shpyl67353/
Spilt6785/
Splet6739/
Späll6715/
Spuul6710/
Spöhl678/
Spühl676/
Spåhl675/
Spuil672/
Schppell672/
Spełh671/
Chpel671/
Spiol671/
Spild671/
Schőppel671/
Spihl670/

Spel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spel in the Russian language
Спелspel-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spel
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