Spelma Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Spelma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 9 | 1:669,010 | 4,135 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
Spelma (10) may also be a first name.
Spelma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spelma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Spelma occurs in Nicaragua more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spelma? popularity and diffusion
Spelma is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Spelma are found; 82 percent are found in Central America and 82 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Spelma is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.
The surname Spelma is most frequently held in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 669,010. In Nicaragua it is most common in: Jinotega Department, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nicaragua Spelma exists in one country. It also occurs in China, where 18 percent live.
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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 Spelma
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