Spels Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Spels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Spels Last Name Facts

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

Spels (Russian: Спелс) is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Spels live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name Spels is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 227,783. In Latvia Spels is most common in: Latgale, where 56 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Latvia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Spels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spels has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spels surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spells912,482/
Speels9119/
Spiels919/
Shpels911/
Speglis8330/
Spielss836/
Spelles830/
Spelz80299/
Spils80159/
Spåls8060/
Spelce73224/
Spills7327/
Splese7322/
Spelch732/
Spless731/
Spielz730/
Speglisch711/
Spilles67530/
Splz671/
Splx671/
Spilglis621/
Spilless620/
Spilz6027/
Spleje551/

Spels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spels in the Russian language
Спелсspels-

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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
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  • 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 Spels
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