Spelling Surname
Approximately 533 people bear this surname
Spelling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 154 | 1:361,806 | 25,827 |
| United States | 148 | 1:2,449,047 | 150,246 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| Denmark | 44 | 1:128,289 | 11,616 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 109 | 1:223,627 | 17,016 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
Spelling (38) may also be a first name.
Spelling Demographics
Average Spelling Salary in
United States
$53,695 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Spelling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spelling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Spelling occurs most in England. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spelling? popularity and diffusion
It is the 586,691st most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Spelling are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 29 percent are found in British Isles. Spelling is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 38 people.
This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 361,806. In England Spelling is mostly concentrated in: Essex, where 29 percent reside, Greater London, where 18 percent reside and Devon, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.
Spelling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Spelling has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Spelling Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Spelling last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Spelling earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning 206,791 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.44% more than the national average, earning $53,695 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.9% less than the national average, earning $39,797 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spellings | 94 | 360 | / |
| Spellin | 93 | 5 | / |
| Spilling | 88 | 691 | / |
| Spælling | 88 | 50 | / |
| Spellink | 88 | 0 | / |
| Spling | 86 | 3 | / |
| Spillings | 82 | 160 | / |
| Spellen | 80 | 488 | / |
| Spillin | 80 | 0 | / |
| Splin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Špilling | 75 | 4 | / |
| Spillina | 75 | 0 | / |
| Spillingova | 74 | 1 | / |
| Splint | 71 | 229 | / |
| Splina | 71 | 36 | / |
| Splien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Splink | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spillen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Spiglin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spillne | 67 | 0 | / |
| Špillingová | 63 | 9 | / |
| Splinova | 63 | 4 | / |
| Splen | 62 | 3 | / |
| Splinkova | 59 | 3 | / |
| Schøpflin | 59 | 1 | / |
| Spleen | 57 | 175 | / |
| Splent | 57 | 3 | / |
| Splaen | 57 | 0 | / |
| Špėlienė | 50 | 2 | / |
| Xpln | 50 | 2 | / |
| Zpln | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Spelling
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