Spenco Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Spenco Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spenco Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Spenco Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spenco occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Spenco.

How Common Is The Last Name Spenco? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Spenco reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Spenco is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 33 percent are found, New York, where 33 percent are found and Texas, where 33 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Spenco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spenco has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spenco last name declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spienco9213/
Spencos922/
Spencio922/
Spencott860/
Spenko8316/
Spenzos775/
Spencia772/
Shpenko771/
Spentzou71159/
Spenkoch7128/
Spentsou711/
Shpeenko711/
Shpienko711/
Špenko67230/
Spinko67193/
Spinzo67124/
Spenza6791/
Spynko6717/
Spensa6714/
Spinca679/
Spinso677/
Spehnkouch6324/
Spentza6249/
Shpinko6226/
Shpynko629/
Szpinko628/
Shpenza624/
Spienza622/
Spensat621/
Spinzzo621/
Spintzou578/
Shpionko572/
Spinncah571/
Shpyonko571/
Spinka50222/
Spynka5085/
Špinjo5024/
Spinsa501/

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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 Spenco
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