Spiker Surname

95,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,976 people bear this surname

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

Spiker Surname Definition:

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

Spiker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6541:77,8818,897
Canada911:404,89735,698
Australia571:473,60936,415
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Poland491:775,68962,719
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
England101:5,571,806158,774
India91:85,229,487684,495
Panama41:978,06412,245
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7981:62,9316,868

Spiker (35) may also be a first name.

Spiker 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

Spiker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spiker has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,611th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,464,539 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Spiker live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 35 people.

The last name Spiker is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,654 people, or 1 in 77,881. In The United States it is most common in: Nevada, where 10 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Spiker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spiker has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spiker last name increased 583 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spiker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spiker last name are 15.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spiker earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $43,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.97% less than the national average, earning $45,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spieker926,222/
Spijker923,302/
Spicker922,118/
Spikker92315/
Speiker92159/
Shpiker9286/
Spikert928/
Spikier926/
Szpiker924/
Spuiker922/
Spidker922/
Spisker921/
Spioker920/
Spiecker861,793/
Spickert86109/
Spiekker8649/
Spikkert8624/
Spiegker8617/
Speicker8615/
Speijker8615/
Szpicker868/
Spiscker868/
Speikher861/
Spickier861/
Szpieker861/
Spicer8338,483/
Spyker83940/
Späker83151/
Speker83149/
Spikre835/
Spuker830/
Shpaikher8019/
Spickherd800/
Spicher773,432/
Specker772,604/
Speaker772,331/
Spekker77269/
Szpicer7736/
Speeker779/
Szpeker777/
Speicer774/
Spiceer772/
Shpyker772/
Shpeker772/
Speyker772/
Spheker771/
Spesker770/
Spicear770/
Sspicer770/
Spekerd770/
Speicher717,949/
Speckert71441/
Shpykert718/
Spaicher713/
Spicherh712/
Shpekker711/
Spetkert711/
Speacker710/
Speckerd710/
Speckier710/
Špicer6752/
Specer6726/
Szpaicher6726/
Shpaykher6711/
Spykre672/
Sspeicher671/
Spycer671/
Speckhert671/
Specir671/
Sppeckert670/
Spheicher670/
Spicir670/

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Spiker Reference & Research

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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 Spiker
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