Spense Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Spense Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spense Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ireland101:470,89415,820
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland411:91,2984,744
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Spense (12) may also be a first name.

Spense Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spense is found most frequently in Argentina. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spense? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Spense are found; 31 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Spense is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Spense is most frequent in Argentina, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 1,942,882. In Argentina Spense is mostly concentrated in: Santa Fe Province, where 100 percent are found. Beside Argentina it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Spense Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spense has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 125 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spense Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spenser92789/
Spensce921/
Spensse921/
Spens91768/
Spensser864/
Spensier862/
Spenseer861/
Spenscey861/
Spence83100,165/
Spenst831,065/
Spaens83217/
Spensa8314/
Spenge833/
Spenze833/
Spiens831/
Spoens831/
Spen's831/
Spenje831/
Speens830/
Spencer77280,853/
Spenger77638/
Shpenst7757/
Spenzer7710/
Spences778/
Spenche774/
Spencet774/
Speence773/
Spencey773/
Spinser773/
Schpens772/
Spençer771/
Spoence771/
Spencei771/
Spencez771/
Spengis771/
Spience770/
Spenced770/
Spenjes770/
Spyns7325/
Spenz734/
Spins734/
Spenx731/
Speencer7112/
Spenncer717/
Spencher717/
Sppencer716/
Spenceer715/
Shpinser711/
Sspencer711/
Spinnser710/
Spenches710/
Spenza6791/
Spench679/
Spenji675/
Spency675/
Spinns673/
D'Spencer672/
Spenci672/
Spinsa671/
Spengi671/
Spemce670/

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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
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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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