Spey Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Spey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1451:555,21045,787
United States551:6,590,162310,708
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Spey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spey (Russian: Спей) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,121,821st most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Spey are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 555,210. In Germany it is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 33 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Spey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spey surname grew 423 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spey surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Spey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.09% more than the national average, earning $56,132 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shpey89270/
Speyi8920/
Spiey892/
Spoey892/
Speya891/
Speyh891/
Speyt891/
Sppey891/
Speyd890/
Spy86215/
Spe8663/
Shpeyt8075/
Shpeyd8018/
Spehiy804/
Speiiy801/
Speysh801/
Spee753,016/
Speh75776/
Spyt75595/
Sper75446/
Spay75305/
Spys75291/
Spet75163/
Spes75155/
Spei75135/
Spie75112/
Spuy7593/
Spae7575/
Spea7570/
Sped7567/
Spyo7552/
Spye7540/
Spez7521/
Spée757/
Spiy754/
Spoy754/
Sphe753/
Shpe752/
Hspe752/
Sxpe752/
Spoe751/
Sppe751/
Sspe751/
Sppy751/
Speu751/
Sphy751/
Sjpe751/
Spue751/
Spej751/
Szpe751/
Zpey751/
Zspe751/
Zspy751/
Shpeydt7317/
Sphehiy731/
Spejaya731/
Speer6724,947/
Speed6719,554/
Sperr671,788/
Speas671,599/
Spets671,387/
Shpet671,144/
Spees671,123/
Spehr671,035/
Spetz671,032/
Szpyt67947/
Spayd67859/
Speet67570/
Speis67546/
Speid67510/
Shpyt67453/
Spych67279/
Spett67275/
Speit67207/
Shpyh67189/
Spess67179/
Spech67154/
Spaay67145/
Szper67139/
Spead67120/
Szpet6791/
Shpeh6760/
Spyth6751/
Speht6750/
Shper6748/
Spuyt6745/
Spedt6740/
Speat6736/
Spher6729/
Spejo6729/
Shpes6728/
Spyts6727/
Spoya6724/
Spaya6722/
Shpys6722/
Szpes6719/
Spayo6716/
Spejh6715/
Spesh6715/
Spaeh6714/
Spoyo6714/
Spays6711/
Spowe679/
Spieh679/
Speji679/
Speio679/
Spysz677/
Speez676/
Spahy675/
Spøer675/
Åsper675/
Spawe674/
Szpeć674/
Spiya674/
Speph673/
Szpyd673/
Spaye673/
Shped673/
Shpei673/
Speus672/
Speae672/
Speea672/
Sbpes671/
Shpay671/
Spayz671/
Speap671/
Speeh671/
Speep671/
Speuo671/
Spiie671/
Spaje671/
Sphet671/
Spedh671/
Shpuy671/
Spehs671/
Speiz671/
Spejt671/
Szped671/
Spedd671/
Spheh671/
Spayi671/
Spuyz671/
Spgeh671/
Spyss670/
Speie670/
Speah670/
Spayt670/
Spedz670/
Spehe670/

Spey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spey in the Russian language
Спейspej-

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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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  • 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 Spey
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