Speyers Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Speyers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Speyers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Speyers occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speyers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,263,456th most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 29 percent of Speyers are found; 29 percent are found in North America and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Speyers is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Speyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Speyers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Speyers surname expanded 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Speyers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Speyers last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Speyers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.48% more than the national average, earning R 355,224 per year and in United States they earn 38.71% less than the national average, earning $26,448 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speers925,680/
Spyers92230/
Spiyers8617/
Speiers863/
Spejers862/
Spayers861/
Spheers861/
Speears861/
Speggers804/
Spears7756,015/
Spiers7712,973/
Speirs779,197/
Spaers773/
Spoers771/
Spowers7124/
Spearse713/
Spearss713/
Spearrs712/
Spijers711/
Spierss711/
Spayars711/
Spiears711/
Sphears710/
Spiersch6744/
Spiggers671/
Spours62109/
Spairs625/
Spearce575/
Spourse571/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Speyers
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