Spero Surname

126,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Spero Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Spira, now spelled Speyer, in Bavaria.

Spero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0121:120,33812,879
Canada1691:218,02121,041
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Australia861:313,90427,145
Argentina811:527,69638,577
England691:807,50843,459
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

The alternate forms: Špero (16) & Spéro (2) are calculated separately.

Spero (949) may also be a first name.

Spero Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Spira, now spelled Speyer, in Bavaria.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Spero Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spero (Marathi: पॅरो, Russian: Спэро) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Špero or Spéro. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spero? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spero is the 126,139th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,021,511 people. The last name Spero is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Spero are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spero is also the 262,241st most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 949 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 3,012 people, or 1 in 120,338. In The United States Spero is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 21 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Spero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spero has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,138 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spero surname are 2.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spero earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 48.14% more than the national average, earning R 352,044 per year; in United States they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $51,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.51% more than the national average, earning $57,387 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špero9316/
Spéro932/
Speros91641/
Spiero91122/
Sperou9184/
Speero9135/
Spearo9120/
Sperro9113/
Spetro913/
Sphero911/
Speroy911/
Speiro910/
Spergo910/
Schpero8360/
Spearot8311/
Sperros833/
Spettro833/
Sphearo831/
Sphaero831/
Spera809,829/
Spiro804,709/
Spyro80102/
Sparo8098/
Sporo8094/
Spíro8011/
Speroggi771/
Spearrot771/
Spyrou738,663/
Spiros73565/
Spirou73424/
Spyros73391/
Szpera73277/
Szpiro73235/
Sparro73148/
Shpyro73105/
Shpiro7396/
Sperat7382/
Sperga7355/
Sparou7344/
Sperau7331/
Sperát7329/
Sperra7327/
Spejra7322/
Sphera7320/
Shpera7315/
Shparo7313/
Sparoo739/
Speras739/
Spirro738/
Spiera738/
Sperah737/
Sporou736/
Sparoh735/
Speara735/
Spyroy734/
Spaera732/
Spiroy732/
Speura731/
Spahro731/
Sperza731/
Spiroo731/
Spetra730/
Spiroux67139/
Spiroch67116/
Sperath6751/
Szperra6715/
Sperazz6713/
Schpiro6710/
Sperhač677/
Spiroup675/
Spirros673/
Sperras671/
Spirooz671/
Sperach671/
Sphairo671/
Sphaera671/
Spearas671/
Spherra671/

Spero Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spero in the Marathi language
पॅरोpero-
Spero in the Russian language
Спэроspero-

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