Spele Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Spele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2781:194,88421,043
Latvia301:68,33510,134
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Spele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spele (Arabic: صبيلي, Russian: Спеле) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spele? popularity and diffusion

Spele is the 798,040th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Spele occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Spele are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Spele is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 194,884. In South Africa Spele is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 35 percent are found, Western Cape, where 20 percent are found and Gauteng, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 9 percent are found and Lesotho, where 7 percent are found.

Spele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spele has changed through the years. In The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spele Last Name Statistics demography

Spele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.82% less than the national average, earning R 150,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spiele91178/
Spelle91152/
Speele9159/
Spelge9156/
Spehle9146/
Speles9133/
Speler9120/
Spelet912/
Spelie910/
Spetle910/
Spehler83109/
Speeler8380/
Shpeley8352/
Speletz8325/
Spetler8324/
Spettle8319/
Speiler8315/
Speglie835/
Shpelei835/
Speiles831/
Speales831/
Spealle831/
Speasle831/
Spehele831/
Speleet831/
Spelett831/
Spelher831/
Spheley831/
Szpeler831/
Sphelle831/
Speleer830/
Speille830/
Speilet830/
Spealer830/
Speitle830/
Speihle830/
Speil80277/
Spale80271/
Speal80119/
Spole80104/
Spile8097/
Spela8025/
Speli805/
Spely804/
Sphel802/
Speyl802/
Spyle801/
Shple801/
Speiller7741/
Speesler7733/
Spitelle7723/
Spealler777/
Speitler774/
Spettler773/
Speetles772/
Speasley770/
Spille731,371/
Spaile73357/
Spiler73333/
Spelay73122/
Spöler7390/
Speasl7348/
Spilet7345/
Spalle7342/
Spaley7328/
Spahle7326/
Specel7325/
Spoley7318/
Spelis7317/
Spicel7316/
Spettl7313/
Spetel7312/
Spelio7311/
Spitel7310/
Spiles737/
Spetly736/
Spähle736/
Spiley735/
Spitle735/
Spolle735/
Spolea735/
Spelyy732/
Spayle731/
Sphelp731/
Shpole731/
Spyles731/
Spytel731/
Spieli731/
Speila731/
Spelia731/
Szpela731/
Speily731/
Spleje731/
Sppela731/
Spelht731/
Spoile730/
Spoyle730/
Speahl730/
Spiole730/
Specil730/
Sjpple730/
Speilt730/
Spiteller7162/
Spitler674,272/
Spittle672,982/
Spittel671,312/
Spettel67799/
Speitel67338/
Spelich67197/
Szpiler67139/
Shpylei67108/
Spähler6747/
Shpyler6736/
Spoiled6733/
Shpiler6729/
Szpitel6713/
Shpehel6710/
Spychel676/
Spailer675/
Spechel675/
Spaitel675/
Spelaya675/
Spytler675/
Spisler674/
Spailey673/
Shpoleu672/
Spessel672/
Spitteller672/
Spylets672/
Spitlet671/
Speisel671/
Spetell671/
Spitley671/
Spitell671/
Szpyler671/
Shpelys671/
Sppiler671/
Spheely670/
Spayler670/
Spitlez670/
Spithle670/
Spilett670/

Spele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spele in the Russian language
Спелеspele-
Spele in the Arabic language
صبيليsbyly-

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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
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  • 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 Spele
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