Spike Surname

239,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Spike Surname Definition:

(English) One who made and sold spikes or nails.

Spike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8421:430,47437,141
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
England2271:245,45419,989
Canada801:460,57039,784
Jamaica641:44,8432,739
Latvia631:32,5404,963
India271:28,409,829361,298
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Israel161:534,85239,210
Scotland141:382,41616,471
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

The alternate forms: Spīķe (1) are calculated separately.

Spike (2,507) may also be a first name.

Spike Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who made and sold spikes or nails.

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

Spike Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spike is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Spīķe. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spike? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spike is the 239,727th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 4,363,800 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Spike reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Spike is also the 147,394th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 2,507 people.

The surname Spike is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 842 people, or 1 in 430,474. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 18 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 15 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Spike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spike has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 247 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spike Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spike surname are 18.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spike earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $44,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $47,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spikey9122/
Speike9117/
Spikea914/
Spikie912/
Spaike911/
Spik89537/
Spīķe871/
Spikker83315/
Shpiker8386/
Spickes8357/
Speikes8345/
Spichke8323/
Spikech838/
Spiskey838/
Szpiker834/
Spidker832/
Spuiker832/
Spisker831/
Spikett831/
Speicke831/
Spicket830/
Spaikes830/
Spiecke830/
Speiske830/
Spice803,982/
Spake801,228/
Spick80660/
Spika80508/
Speke80501/
Spijk80408/
Spiek80249/
Szpik80173/
Spyke80167/
Spiky80153/
Shpik8084/
Spieg8014/
Speik809/
Spikh809/
Spisk807/
Spiki807/
Spiec807/
Sphik801/
Spaik801/
Spikx800/
Spickett77350/
Speijker7715/
Speicker7715/
Spiscker778/
Szpicker778/
Speikher771/
Speiskey770/
Speake732,528/
Shpika73902/
Spicka73448/
Speice73166/
Späker73151/
Szpieg73141/
Szpiek73128/
Spieck7385/
Spykes7368/
Specke7362/
Spicks7358/
Sphika7355/
Spauke7351/
Spacke7347/
Szpiec7333/
Speijk7326/
Spicey7324/
Spicki7323/
Shphik7312/
Spicky7311/
Spikis738/
Spekes737/
Spique735/
Spicea734/
Spieka733/
Spekke732/
Szpika732/
Szpeke731/
Speick731/
Spicce731/
Spiche731/
Spiegh731/
Spaika731/
Spikyz731/
Speyke730/
Spieca730/
Spekee730/
Spaiks730/
Spaick730/
Speiks730/
Spicketts7128/
Shpaikher7119/
Spek672,841/
Spix67656/
Spekker67269/
Špik67176/
Spackey67131/
Speecke67115/
Szpicki6792/
Speisky6777/
Spic6765/
Spec6740/
Spišský6740/
Spyk6717/
Szpacke6715/
Spex6712/
Speiski6710/
Späk6710/
Speeker679/
Speg679/
Spuckey676/
Spig676/
Spissky676/
Spikova674/
Spaiski673/
Shpeker672/
Speyker672/
Shpyker672/
Shpisky671/
Speckes671/
Speeake671/
Spheker671/
Spiskis671/
Śpik671/
Spädtke671/
Spišské671/
Spaucke671/
Spaisky671/
Spehake671/
Spajeke671/
Spayice671/
Speakie671/
Spiq671/
Speakey670/
Spichea670/
Spesker670/
Spaigue670/
Speeket670/

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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 Spike
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