Spielman Surname

85,922nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,611 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Spielman Surname Definition:

“Musician” in German. “Spindle-Maker” in Old English. Also Spiller.

Spielman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5921:78,9339,010
Israel5781:14,8062,228
Canada2341:157,46015,959
England531:1,051,28451,324
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Chile381:463,59112,075
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
France81:8,302,840321,660
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4351:115,44511,380

Spielman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Musician” in German. “Spindle-Maker” in Old English. Also Spiller.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who manned a watchtower, a watchman; one who made and sold toys; a player.

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

Spielman Last Name Facts

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

Spielman (Arabic: سبيلمان) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Spielman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spielman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,922nd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,298,796 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Spielman live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Spielman is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4,592 people, or 1 in 78,933. In The United States Spielman is most numerous in: New York, where 14 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Spielman is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Spielman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spielman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spielman surname grew 1,056 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 408 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spielman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spielman last name are 33.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spielman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.69% less than the national average, earning R 167,076 per year; in United States they earn 17.36% more than the national average, earning $50,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.59% more than the national average, earning $51,965 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Spielman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spielman in the Arabic language
سبيلمانsbylman-

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Spielman Reference & Research

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