Spill Surname

300,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Spill Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) an old pers. name (Spil-) from Old English spilian (Middle English spilen) = 0.N. spila = Old Saxon and O.H.Ger. spilón, ‘to play’.

Cp. Spilsbury and Spilsby; and Spillman.

Spill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7451:108,06113,350
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
England951:586,50635,379
Australia771:350,59429,558
France631:1,054,329115,549
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Wales151:206,30213,003
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Spill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) an old pers. name (Spil-) from Old English spilian (Middle English spilen) = 0.N. spila = Old Saxon and O.H.Ger. spilón, ‘to play’.

Cp. Spilsbury and Spilsby; and Spillman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spill is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spill? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spill is the 300,128th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,751,812 people. The last name Spill occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Spill are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 745 people, or 1 in 108,061. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent reside, Hesse, where 21 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Spill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spill surname increased 360 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spill surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spill earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $44,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $49,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spuill9115/
Spil89520/
Spell807,563/
Spiel80825/
Szpil80365/
Shpil80355/
Spilt8085/
Späll8015/
Spuil802/
Spiol801/
Spild801/
Spihl800/
Spl7536/
Spiehl7339/
Schpil7315/
Shpiel7315/
Shpilt7311/
Szpilt7310/
Spuell735/
Szpiel732/
Spieël732/
Szpilh731/
Speell731/
Spoell730/
Spel67461/
Jspl6731/
Špil6718/
Spilova675/
Schpilh672/
Sspl672/
Spyl671/
Spld671/
Shpl671/
Sphl671/
Xpil671/

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