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

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.

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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