Spener Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Spener Surname Definition:

“Pin Maker” in Old German. (Compare Latin “Spina”, a thorn.)

Spener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

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.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Spener Last Name Facts

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

Spener is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Špener. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spener? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spener is the 1,573,888th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Spener occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Spener are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 494,051st most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 316 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 59 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States Spener is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.

Spener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spener has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spener surname rose 102 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spener surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špener9422/
Spenger92638/
Spehner92239/
Spetner92180/
Speener9273/
Szpener9251/
Speiner9226/
Speneer926/
Spenier923/
Spegner922/
Speaner922/
Spoener921/
Spenere920/
Spiener920/
Sphener920/
Spene9123/
Speigner86693/
Shpetner8641/
Speinger8621/
Szpeiner8611/
Speanger860/
Speitner860/
Sponer83719/
Spaner83248/
Spiner83186/
Spegne8381/
Spenei8368/
Speney8321/
Spyner833/
Spenea833/
Spenge833/
Spenhe831/
Spenee831/
Spenje831/
Sphene831/
Speyne830/
Speune830/
Spenes830/
Speingner802/
Spenerová801/
Spanier774,771/
Spanner772,592/
Spigner771,651/
Sponner77307/
Spinger77199/
Spohner77141/
Shpiner77121/
Shpaner77116/
Speeney77113/
Szponer7777/
Spainer7723/
Shpyner7717/
Špenger7715/
Spitner7714/
Sponier777/
Szpiner777/
Shpenet776/
Spayner773/
Sphenge772/
Spetney771/
Spinher771/
Spaneer771/
Spaneir771/
Spinear770/
Spena732,276/
Speni7339/
Späne7338/
Speny738/
Spine735/
Spyne734/
Szpanier7147/
Spannier7129/
Szpinger716/
Spainger712/
Sponnier712/
Shpanier712/
Shpigner711/
Shpinger711/
Shpanher711/
Spinei67865/
Spione67571/
Spaine67386/
Spayne67155/
Speina67102/
Spegni6799/
Špiner6784/
Spiney6772/
Šponer6762/
Spines6752/
Spynei6737/
Spejna6732/
Špenerová6728/
Spesny6724/
Spinet6723/
Španer6719/
Spineu6712/
Spinerová676/
Shpeni675/
Speena673/
Spenis673/
Spoine671/
Spehna671/
Spengi671/
Spinea671/
Spinerova671/
Spenay671/
Spanir671/
Speany670/
Speiny670/
Speani670/
Spieny670/

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