Spere Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Spere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Špēre (1) are calculated separately.

Spere (15) may also be a first name.

Spere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spere (Russian: Спере) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Špēre. Click here for other potential spellings of Spere.

How Common Is The Last Name Spere? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spere is the 1,310,135th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 42,369,453 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Spere reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Spere is also the 2,900,335th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Spere is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa Spere is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Excluding South Africa Spere occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Spere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spere has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spere Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spere surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spere earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.14% less than the national average, earning R 99,468 per year; in United States they earn 21.66% more than the national average, earning $52,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning $55,080 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speare911,076/
Sperre91434/
Sphere91128/
Sperer9198/
Sperge9139/
Speres9132/
Speere9126/
Sperje9120/
Spaere917/
Sperez915/
Spiere914/
Sperey913/
Spered913/
Sperie913/
Speire911/
Spesre911/
Speret911/
Spoere910/
Sper89446/
Spre8920/
Špēre871/
Sperrer83569/
Speyrer83464/
Speares83173/
Spearey83145/
Sperrey83119/
Spoerre8366/
Speirer8363/
Spearie8326/
Spearer8321/
Spehrer8314/
Spierre8311/
Shperer834/
Sperher834/
Speires832/
Shpered831/
Spergey831/
Spetree831/
Speyres831/
Sppiere831/
Sphereh831/
Spheres830/
Sperrie830/
Spoerie830/
Sppeere830/
Speeres830/
Sperest830/
Speer8024,947/
Spear8022,173/
Spera809,829/
Spier806,284/
Speir802,555/
Speri801,915/
Sperr801,788/
Spore801,379/
Spare801,236/
Spehr801,035/
Spire80959/
Szper80139/
Spery80132/
Sperz8098/
Spåre8090/
Speur8071/
Shper8048/
Spher8029/
Spert8022/
Spyre8012/
Jsper807/
Spøer805/
Åsper805/
Sperd801/
Speyr801/
Sprej801/
Spīre801/
Sperp800/
Sphre800/
Sperrett772/
Shpehred771/
Speereer771/
Spearett770/
Sperry7312,317/
Spires7311,003/
Sporea731,848/
Spirea731,153/
Sparre731,060/
Sparey73669/
Sporre73665/
Spörer73584/
S'Pore73286/
Spirer73277/
Szpera73277/
Speary73269/
Spyres73268/
Speert73242/
Spoeri7374/
Spaire7367/
Shpeer7336/
Sphire7333/
Sperra7327/
Spöhre7325/
Spejra7322/
Shpetr7321/
Sphera7320/
Sperth7318/
Speray7317/
Spyrea7317/
Speris7316/
Spirey7315/
Shpera7315/
Šperer7314/
Spiret7312/
Speart738/
Spiera738/
Schper737/
Spierr736/
Speara735/
Speard735/
Spaeri735/
Speerh735/
Sperri734/
Shpfer734/
Sporey733/
Spaare733/
Speari733/
Zperez733/
Sperai733/
Shperi733/
Speehr732/
Shpear732/
Schpre732/
Spohre732/
Spoery732/
Speery731/
Rzsper731/
Hspeer731/
Xphere731/
Shpire731/
Shperd731/
Sprehi731/
Sparee731/
Spearr731/
Sperio731/
Speroy731/
Sperza731/
Speury731/
Sphear731/
Sppert731/
Spitre731/
Spheri731/
Spierz731/
Speeri731/
Szpert731/
Szpier731/
Spayre731/
Spiree731/
Sppier731/
Speraj731/
Spetri731/
Spieri731/
Spyree730/
Speiry730/
Spyrer730/
Spirez730/
Speerr730/
Sphger730/
Spearz730/
Speurr730/
Sporee730/
Spperr730/
Sperht730/
Spearhead713/
Spir67429/
Spoerri67327/
Sparrey67287/
Spoerry67248/
Shpirer67216/
Spörrer67192/
Schpeir6774/
Spyreas6759/
Spyr6752/
Spirres6744/
Spearry6742/
Spehert6721/
Sperova6717/
Spheris6716/
Szperra6715/
Shpherd6715/
Spitrey6711/
Schpper6710/
Schpfer678/
Spirett677/
Shpyrer676/
Spuires674/
Spireas674/
Šper674/
Speritt673/
Szpirer673/
Spearis672/
Speeris672/
Sporrey672/
Spaires672/
Spohrey671/
Speeray671/
Speerry671/
Speirio671/
Speiris671/
Sperysz671/
Sperich671/
Schpier671/
Spettri671/
Spherra671/
Xper671/
Sperrit670/
Spoheer670/
Sperray670/
Spirrey670/
Spohier670/
Ssperry670/
Spahare670/
Sperrai670/
Sperris670/
Sporeah670/
Sjpearz670/
Schperd670/

Spere Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spere in the Russian language
Спереspere-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spere
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