Spella Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Spella Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2081:294,02337,273
France771:862,633101,453
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
England21:27,859,030389,889
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Spella (60) may also be a first name.

Spella Last Name Facts

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

Spella occurs most in Italy. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spella? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spella is the 708,658th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Spella live; 50 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent live in Italic Europe. Spella is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 60 people.

This last name is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 294,023. In Italy Spella is mostly found in: Liguria, where 44 percent live, Tuscany, where 28 percent live and Campania, where 24 percent live. Besides Italy it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Spella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spella has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spella Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spella surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Spella earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.25% more than the national average, earning $49,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spellas9248/
Shpella9233/
Spellat9212/
Spellay924/
Spellea920/
Splla914/
Shpellaj861/
Spellays860/
Spilla83304/
Spelle83152/
Spelli8341/
Spelly8337/
Spello8321/
Spla801/
Spellhaus800/
Speller775,661/
Spillai7796/
Spellis7720/
Spellos7713/
Spillia779/
Spillas775/
Spelley774/
Shpello771/
Spillah771/
Szpilla771/
Spellit771/
Spellei771/
Spelles770/
Splat7317/
Splas732/
Shpla731/
Splay731/
Splah731/
Spellich7125/
Spillias7118/
Spellios7112/
Shpeller714/
Sppillai711/
Spelllet711/
Spellher711/
Spellett710/
Spille671,371/
Splatt67483/
Spilli6764/
Spillo6756/
Spilly6741/
Splayt6730/
Splait6724/
Splajt6723/
Spleha6719/
Splaha6714/
Spleas6714/
Splais675/
Szplia672/
Spplia671/
Shplha671/
Splash671/
Shplah671/
Spller671/

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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 Spella
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