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

The last name Spellin is found most frequently in Guyana. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spellin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Spellin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Spellin are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. Spellin is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in Guyana, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 190,555. In Guyana Spellin is most common in: East Berbice-Corentyne, where 100 percent live. Other than Guyana Spellin exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Spellin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spellin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spellin last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spellin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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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