Spells Surname

173,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Spells Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, from the Dutch, Spel­lers; a personal name.

Spells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2561:160,66416,363
England1611:346,07525,095
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Spells Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, from the Dutch, Spel­lers; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Spells Last Name Facts

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

Spells is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spells? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 173,182nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,936,159 people. Spells occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Spells are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Spells is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,256 people, or 1 in 160,664. In The United States Spells is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 9 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Spells exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Spells Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spells has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spells surname expanded 3,471 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spells Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spells are 6.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.88% being registered to vote for the party.

Spells earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.07% less than the national average, earning $33,624 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spelles920/
Spels9117/
Spills8327/
Speels8319/
Spiels839/
Shpels831/
Spilles77530/
Speglis7730/
Spielss776/
Spelz73299/
Spils73159/
Spåls7360/
Spilglis711/
Spilless710/
Spelce67224/
Splese6722/
Spelch672/
Speglisch671/
Spless671/
Spielz670/
Splz601/
Splx601/
Spilz5527/
Spleje501/

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Spells Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spells
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