Spellmeier Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Spellmeier Surname User-submission:

The surname originated in Germany where agricultural fields were called brink. That word was used in Northern Germany and is part of the Plattdeutsch (old German tongue). The word, spell, also originates in Plattdeutsch and is a very old form of the word, spiel, meaning 'to play'.

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Spellmeier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3531:606,44322,594
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Spellmeier Surname Meaning

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The surname originated in Germany where agricultural fields were called brink. That word was used in Northern Germany and is part of the Plattdeutsch (old German tongue). The word, spell, also originates in Plattdeutsch and is a very old form of the word, spiel, meaning 'to play'. A spellbrink was similar to a playground in an unusable corner of a field (often because of the shape of the field).

A different meaning of spellbrink is the use of a piece of land as a match-field for athletic competition.

In German the words for match-field and playground are closely related because match-field translates to spielfeld and playground translates to spielplatz; so this can be the cause of the two different meanings of the name.

- spidergirl

Spellmeier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spellmeier has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Spellmeier.

How Common Is The Last Name Spellmeier? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 646,966th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Spellmeier reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 606,443. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 87 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 6 percent reside and Paraná, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Brazil this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.

Spellmeier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spellmeier has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 441 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spellmeier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spellmeier surname are 43.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.48% registered to vote for the party.

Spellmeier earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.09% more than the national average, earning $44,051 USD per year.

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