Spice Surname
Approximately 3,982 people bear this surname
Spice Surname Definition:
Metonymic for Spicer, q.v.
Spice Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,264 | 1:286,755 | 26,663 |
| England | 1,176 | 1:47,379 | 5,955 |
| Australia | 478 | 1:56,476 | 6,885 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Canada | 176 | 1:209,350 | 20,314 |
| New Zealand | 175 | 1:25,876 | 4,537 |
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Barbados | 5 | 1:57,490 | 1,721 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 689 | 1:35,378 | 4,624 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 186 | 1:269,993 | 21,996 |
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.
From the Danish, Speich; a personal name.
Spice Demographics
Spice Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Spice Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spice Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spice occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spice? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 115,877th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,830,122 people. The surname Spice occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Spice live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. Spice is also the 416,660th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 425 people.
The surname Spice is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,264 people, or 1 in 286,755. In The United States Spice is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent live, Indiana, where 13 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Spice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Spice has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spice surname increased 680 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Spice Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Spice last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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.
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Spice Reference & Research
Spicer FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Spicer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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