Spenker Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Spenker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spenker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Spenker Last Name Facts

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

Spenker is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spenker? popularity and diffusion

Spenker is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Spenker are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Spenker is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 5,941,950. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 85 percent reside, Washington, where 8 percent reside and Oregon, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Spenker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spenker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spenker last name increased 321 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spenker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spenker surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the party.

Spenker earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.81% more than the national average, earning $54,716 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spencker9335/
Spenkger930/
Spencer86280,853/
Spinker8651/
Speencer8012/
Spenncer807/
Spencher807/
Sppencer806/
Spenceer805/
Sspencer801/
Spenccer801/
Spencear800/
Spncer7711/
D'Spencer752/
Spincer7151/
Spéncer711/
Spencir711/
Spincher671/
Spincir570/

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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 Spenker
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