Spenger Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Spenger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3281:245,44326,770
Austria1641:51,9238,178
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Hungary111:892,38945,166
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Špenger (15) are calculated separately.

Spenger Last Name Facts

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

Spenger occurs most in Germany. It can appear as a variant: Špenger. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spenger? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spenger is the 512,152nd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Spenger reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Spenger is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 245,443. In Germany Spenger is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 91 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 4 percent are found and Thuringia, where 2 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Spenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spenger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spenger surname grew 361 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spenger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spenger are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Spenger earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.56% more than the national average, earning $50,726 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Spenger
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