Spener Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Spener Surname Definition:
“Pin Maker” in Old German. (Compare Latin “Spina”, a thorn.)
Spener Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 57 | 1:881,030 | 53,642 |
The alternate forms: Špener (22) are calculated separately.
Spener (316) may also be a first name.
Spener Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Pin Maker” in Old German. (Compare Latin “Spina”, a thorn.)
Spener Demographics
Average Spener Salary in
United States
$55,993 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Spener Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spener Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spener is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as: Špener. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spener? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,573,888th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Spener is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Spener reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 494,051st most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 316 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States Spener is most frequent in: Missouri, where 59 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 18 percent are found.
Spener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Spener has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 102 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Spener Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Spener surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.
Spener earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.77% more than the national average, earning $55,993 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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