Spela Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Spela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Špela (2) are calculated separately.
Spela (299) may also be a first name.
Spela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Spela occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Špela. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Spela? popularity and diffusion
The last name Spela is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Spela occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Spela reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 36 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 509,704th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 299 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania Spela is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 20 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.
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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 Spela
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