Spellin Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Spellin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spellin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana41:190,5559,777
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Spellin (12) may also be a first name.

Spellin Last Name Facts

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

Spellin is borne by more people in Guyana than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spellin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Spellin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Spellin reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. Spellin is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 12 people.

It is most frequent in Guyana, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 190,555. In Guyana Spellin is most prevalent in: East Berbice-Corentyne, where 100 percent live. Excluding Guyana this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Spellin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spellin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spellin surname declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spellin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Spellin last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spelling93533/
Spellink930/
Spellen86488/
Spillin860/
Splin830/
Spilling80691/
Spælling8050/
Spillina800/
Splint77229/
Splina7736/
Spling773/
Splien771/
Splink770/
Spillen717/
Spiglin711/
Spillne710/
Špilling674/
Splinova674/
Splen673/
Schøpflin631/
Spleen62175/
Splent623/
Splaen620/
Xpln552/
Zpln551/
Špėlienė532/

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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 Spellin
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