Spice Surname

115,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,982 people bear this surname

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

Spice Surname Definition:

Metonymic for Spicer, q.v.

Spice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2641:286,75526,663
England1,1761:47,3795,955
Australia4781:56,4766,885
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Canada1761:209,35020,314
New Zealand1751:25,8764,537
India631:12,175,641218,299
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Israel301:285,25425,178
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales161:193,40812,484
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Finland61:916,11741,832
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Barbados51:57,4901,721
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6891:35,3784,624
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

Spice (425) may also be a first name.

Spice Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Metonymic for Spicer, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Speich; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Spice Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spice occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Spice click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spice? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 115,877th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,830,122 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Spice live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 416,660th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 425 people.

The last name Spice is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,264 people, or 1 in 286,755. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent are found, Indiana, where 13 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Spice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spice has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 680 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spice Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Spice surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Spice last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Spice earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 202.11% more than the national average, earning R 717,924 per year; in United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $48,375 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spicer9138,483/
Spiece91404/
Speice91166/
Spicze9126/
Spicey9124/
Spices914/
Spicea914/
Spiced912/
Spicce911/
Spiche911/
Spidce911/
Spicse910/
Spicher833,432/
Spickes8357/
Szpicer8336/
Spichke8323/
Shpiece8312/
Spicier834/
Speicer834/
Spitcer832/
Spiceer832/
Speicke831/
Spayice831/
Spicket830/
Spicett830/
Sspicer830/
Spiecke830/
Spichea830/
Spiches830/
Spichet830/
Spiscer830/
Spies8028,346/
Spieß807,415/
Spica802,196/
Space802,024/
Spike801,670/
Spicy80281/
Spece80249/
Spich80222/
Spiez8023/
Spise8012/
Spyce808/
Spiße808/
Spize802/
Spici802/
Speicher777,949/
Spickett77350/
Speicker7715/
Spaiches7713/
Spiscker778/
Szpicker778/
Spaicher773/
Spicherh772/
Spitcher772/
Speiches771/
Speitces771/
Speichez770/
Spiess739,634/
Speich731,839/
Speece731,450/
Spacey73813/
Spicka73448/
Spiesz73433/
Spezie73349/
Spiehs73313/
Spitze73241/
Spiese73239/
Specie73226/
Spaich73214/
Spitse73210/
Spicci73187/
Spizer73164/
Speace73129/
Spiger73109/
Spiser7377/
Szpica7376/
Spicht7367/
Specke7362/
Spaise7358/
Špicer7352/
Specce7339/
Spizey7333/
Speche7328/
Specer7326/
Szpich7326/
Spicki7323/
Spikey7322/
Spijer7320/
Speise7317/
Speike7317/
Spyche7316/
Spicky7311/
Spaicy739/
Spisse736/
Spique735/
Shpiez734/
Spikea734/
Spieka733/
Spieße733/
Spicca732/
Spikie732/
Spizie732/
Spicza732/
Spesie732/
Spegie732/
Spoica731/
Spoich731/
Spouce731/
Spasce731/
Specet731/
Spiesi731/
Spieze731/
Spises731/
Spizei731/
Spycer731/
Spasie731/
Spiose731/
Spitje731/
Spichi731/
Spieza731/
Spiezi731/
Spaike731/
Spizze731/
Spauce730/
Speici730/
Spieca730/
Spigge730/
Speize730/
Spiesa730/
Speicy730/
Spisey730/
Spaige730/
Spicketts7128/
Szpaicher7126/
Sspeicher711/
Spheicher710/
Speiser674,547/
Spycher671,887/
Spix67656/
Specque67522/
Speijer67512/
Spis67375/
Spikker67315/
Speizer67233/
Spiß67208/
Spes67155/
Speecke67115/
Spisser67112/
Specher67106/
Szpicki6792/
Shpiger6787/
Shpiker6786/
Spitser6760/
Spechea6759/
Speiger6755/
Spiz6755/
Spittje6746/
Speikes6745/
Spisich6741/
Speißer6736/
Spechet6732/
Spiezie6730/
Spaijer6730/
Spaiser6726/
Spez6721/
Spichaj6720/
Spesier6719/
Spezzie6718/
Speicys6716/
Spaiger6715/
Spaizer6713/
Spiesse6713/
Shpizer6712/
Species6712/
Spex6712/
Spitcza6712/
Spiezzi6711/
Spiszer679/
Spikech678/
Spiskey678/
Spidsøe677/
Spidger676/
Spiessi674/
Szpiker674/
Spaicys673/
Spezier673/
Speicis673/
Speicht673/
Spicchi673/
Spidker672/
Spitzey672/
Spajcer672/
Spuiker672/
Schpise671/
Speacer671/
Speckes671/
Spescer671/
Sphiess671/
Spiczha671/
Spitzie671/
Spaicht671/
Specier671/
Spiessa671/
Spisker671/
Špiczer671/
Špitcer671/
Shpiser671/
Spischi671/
Spikett671/
Szpycer671/
Spayise671/
Speakie671/
Spahije671/
Spaikes670/
Speiget670/
Speiske670/
Spisher670/
Speecie670/
Speisch670/
Spaises670/

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Footnotes

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