Sperl Surname

74,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Sperl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sperl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,5431:22,7223,008
Austria1,6081:5,296610
United States1,0851:334,06430,203
Czechia1051:101,27116,761
Hungary571:172,21515,080
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Sweden181:547,04239,827
England171:3,277,533109,658
France131:5,109,440259,941
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

The alternate forms: Šperl (401) are calculated separately.

Sperl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sperl (Russian: Спэрл) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Šperl. Click here for further potential spellings of Sperl.

How Common Is The Last Name Sperl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 74,404th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,103,338 people. The last name Sperl is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Sperl are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Sperl is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,543 people, or 1 in 22,722. In Germany Sperl is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 60 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live and Hesse, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Sperl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sperl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sperl surname expanded 759 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sperl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sperl surname are 1.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Sperl earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.57% more than the national average, earning $46,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $54,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šperl93401/
Spoerl911,084/
Shperl9161/
Szperl9118/
Speril9111/
Spearl915/
Sperlì914/
Sperel913/
Speerl912/
Sperrl910/
Speirl910/
Spierl910/
Sperzel83747/
Spoerel8339/
Spearel8319/
Spergli8312/
Shperhl834/
Schperl834/
Sperell830/
Sperill830/
Sperrel830/
Spörl802,552/
Sporl80253/
Sparl8040/
Spirl8019/
Sperlová7774/
Sperrild7714/
Sperlova778/
Spörel7364/
Sporel7318/
Spirlì736/
Sparyl731/
Sparel731/
Sprele731/
Spirel730/
Sporll730/
Spyrel730/
Spirlet67347/
Sporrel6782/
Sparell6713/
Shpyorl673/
Sparleh671/
Sporill671/
Spirzel670/
Sparrel670/
Spirell670/

Sperl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sperl in the Russian language
Спэрлsperl-

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