Spike Surname
Approximately 1,670 people bear this surname
Spike Surname Definition:
(English) One who made and sold spikes or nails.
Spike Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 842 | 1:430,474 | 37,141 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| England | 227 | 1:245,454 | 19,989 |
| Canada | 80 | 1:460,570 | 39,784 |
| Jamaica | 64 | 1:44,843 | 2,739 |
| Latvia | 63 | 1:32,540 | 4,963 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 185 | 1:271,452 | 22,076 |
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.
Spike Demographics
Average Male Spike Height
176.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Spike Reference & Research
Pike FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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Footnotes
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