Spenceley Surname

272,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Spenceley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spenceley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8121:68,6187,931
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Canada1201:307,04728,331
Australia901:299,95226,269
United States Virgin Islands351:3,154532
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Wales61:515,75523,171
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2431:100,31010,120
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Spenceley Last Name Facts

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

Spenceley is found most in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Spenceley.

How Common Is The Last Name Spenceley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 272,070th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. The surname Spenceley is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Spenceley live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 68,618. In England it is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 12 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Spenceley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spenceley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Spenceley surname expanded 334 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spenceley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spenceley surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Spenceley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.25% more than the national average, earning R 361,812 per year; in United States they earn 39.74% more than the national average, earning $60,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $57,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spencely94125/
Spenseley891/
Spenciley890/
Spencelayh8487/
Spengele8226/
Spensely823/
Spengeler7866/
Špengele711/
Spensile711/
Spengelis672/
Špengelis561/

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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 Spenceley
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