Speng Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Speng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Speng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Speng is found most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Speng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Speng occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Speng reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Speng is mostly found in: Free State, where 53 percent reside and Gauteng, where 47 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in China, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spengs916/
Spen89134/
Spång80533/
Spehn80227/
Speen80222/
Spend80136/
Spenn80114/
Shpen80104/
Spaen8078/
Spent8064/
Spenk8038/
Spenc8034/
Sping8011/
Spien804/
Spemn801/
Spenx801/
Spn75123/
Spenke73160/
Spiong7320/
Spängs7314/
Spaehn7314/
Shpeen7313/
Spings739/
Shpent735/
Spnggs733/
Shpend732/
Spenck731/
Spenne731/
Spingg731/
Speend731/
Shpaen731/
Spencs730/
Spping730/
Spin677,849/
Spem6746/
Spyn6731/
Sppn673/
Spenova673/
Shpn672/
Spnk672/
Spendth672/
Xpng671/
Xpen671/
Zspn671/
Spnt671/
Spnn671/
Spnc671/
Sphn671/
Spingue671/
Hspn671/

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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 Speng
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