Spense Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Spense Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Ireland | 10 | 1:470,894 | 15,820 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:91,298 | 4,744 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 145 | 1:346,336 | 26,593 |
Spense (12) may also be a first name.
Spense Demographics
Average Spense Salary in
United States
$64,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Spense Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spense Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Spense is found in Argentina more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spense? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,237,939th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Spense live; 31 percent live in South America and 31 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 12 people.
This surname is most widespread in Argentina, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,942,882. In Argentina Spense is primarily concentrated in: Santa Fe Province, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Argentina this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.
Spense Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Spense has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spense last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 125 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Spense Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Spense surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
The amount Spense earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.96% less than the national average, earning R 85,656 per year and in United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spenser | 92 | 789 | / |
| Spensce | 92 | 1 | / |
| Spensse | 92 | 1 | / |
| Spens | 91 | 768 | / |
| Spensser | 86 | 4 | / |
| Spensier | 86 | 2 | / |
| Spenseer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spenscey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Spence | 83 | 100,165 | / |
| Spenst | 83 | 1,065 | / |
| Spaens | 83 | 217 | / |
| Spensa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Spenge | 83 | 3 | / |
| Spenze | 83 | 3 | / |
| Spiens | 83 | 1 | / |
| Spoens | 83 | 1 | / |
| Spen's | 83 | 1 | / |
| Spenje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Speens | 83 | 0 | / |
| Spencer | 77 | 280,853 | / |
| Spenger | 77 | 638 | / |
| Shpenst | 77 | 57 | / |
| Spenzer | 77 | 10 | / |
| Spences | 77 | 8 | / |
| Spenche | 77 | 4 | / |
| Spencet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Speence | 77 | 3 | / |
| Spencey | 77 | 3 | / |
| Spinser | 77 | 3 | / |
| Schpens | 77 | 2 | / |
| Spençer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spoence | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spencei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spencez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spengis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Spience | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spenced | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spenjes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spyns | 73 | 25 | / |
| Spenz | 73 | 4 | / |
| Spins | 73 | 4 | / |
| Spenx | 73 | 1 | / |
| Speencer | 71 | 12 | / |
| Spenncer | 71 | 7 | / |
| Spencher | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sppencer | 71 | 6 | / |
| Spenceer | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shpinser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sspencer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Spinnser | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spenches | 71 | 0 | / |
| Spenza | 67 | 91 | / |
| Spench | 67 | 9 | / |
| Spenji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Spency | 67 | 5 | / |
| Spinns | 67 | 3 | / |
| D'Spencer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spenci | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spinsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spengi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spemce | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Spense
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