Spellen Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba

Spellen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spellen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Guyana1561:4,886863
Canada471:783,94961,790
England381:1,466,26563,675
Aruba231:4,499638
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Spellen Last Name Facts

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

Spellen is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spellen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 627,290th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Spellen reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Spellen is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 1,839,893. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 29 percent reside, Maryland, where 25 percent reside and Georgia, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Spellen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spellen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spellen surname grew 1,313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 422 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spellen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spellen last name are 6.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spellen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $46,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.89% less than the national average, earning $48,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spillen867/
Spellin865/
Splen833/
Spelling80533/
Spellink800/
Spleen77175/
Splent773/
Splien771/
Splaen770/
Spillne710/
Spillin710/
Spilling67691/
Spælling6750/
Spillina670/
Splin670/
Splint62229/
Splina6236/
Spling623/
Splink620/
Spiglin571/
Xpln552/
Zpln551/
Špilling534/
Splinova534/
Špėlienė532/
Schøpflin501/

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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 Spellen
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