Spelker Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Spelker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spelker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Spelker Last Name Facts

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

Spelker is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spelker? popularity and diffusion

Spelker is the 2,255,512th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Spelker live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 23 percent reside, California, where 20 percent reside and Maryland, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Spelker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spelker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spelker surname increased 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spelker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spelker surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the party.

The amount Spelker earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $42,717 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.76% more than the national average, earning $64,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spoelker9364/
Spielker937/
Spelke9251/
Spilker864,644/
Spielke8619/
Spelcer861/
Spilcker8060/
Spillker8047/
Spelcher805/
Shpilker802/
Spilkerr802/
Spelce77224/
Spilke7797/
Spelka772/
Splecer714/
Spilcer712/
Spilkes711/
Spilqer711/
Spilkey710/
Spilkie710/
Spilket710/
Szplecer672/
Spilcher670/
Spillcke670/
Spelkuist631/
Spilka621,439/
Spylka6271/
Spilky6259/
Spilki6214/
Spleki620/
Shpylka571,857/
Szpilka57484/
Shpilka57392/
Szpylka5725/
Shpilki574/
Spilkis572/
Schpilka5319/

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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 Spelker
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