Spilman Surname

167,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Spilman Surname Definition:

SPILEMAN: Robert filius Hugonis filii Spileman held a carucate of land apud Rane, Aberdeenshire, c. 1170 (REA., X, p. 10). Harrison says: Spill (Teut.), an old personal name + man. compare German name Spielman, from Old High German spilaman, wandering singer, musician.

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Spilman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9561:185,30618,468
England2501:222,87218,741
Uruguay881:38,9974,467
Canada601:614,09350,489
Luxembourg571:10,1851,737
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
France61:11,070,454349,096
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:105,98010,540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5711:87,9499,123

The alternate forms: Špilman (6) are calculated separately.

Spilman (21) may also be a first name.

Spilman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

SPILEMAN: Robert filius Hugonis filii Spileman held a carucate of land apud Rane, Aberdeenshire, c. 1170 (REA., X, p. 10). Harrison says: Spill (Teut.), an old personal name + man. compare German name Spielman, from Old High German spilaman, wandering singer, musician.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Spilman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spilman (Russian: Спильман) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Špilman. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spilman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 167,378th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,820,258 people. The last name Spilman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Spilman reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,956 people, or 1 in 185,306. In The United States Spilman is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent are found, Maryland, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent are found and Uruguay, where 3 percent are found.

Spilman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spilman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spilman last name expanded 343 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spilman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spilman surname are 12.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spilman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $53,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špilman956/
Spillman937,264/
Spielman935,611/
Shpilman93514/
Spilmann93368/
Szpilman93179/
Spihlman9367/
Spilmane931/
Spielmann889,826/
Spillmann881,911/
Spihlmann88116/
Shpielman8810/
Schpilman889/
Spiellman887/
Shpilmann884/
Spielmain881/
Spillmaun881/
Spillmane880/
Spiehlman880/
Spelman863,745/
Spilmon8643/
Spilmam8613/
Spllman860/
Spiehlmann8220/
Spiellmann822/
Spellman8011,936/
Speelman8010,935/
Spoelman80598/
Spilmont80404/
Shpylman80144/
Speulman80139/
Spelmane8070/
Szpylman8069/
Spelmann8041/
Spillmon8034/
Chpilman805/
Spēlmane802/
Spelmand801/
Spellmann75111/
Spehlmann7537/
Speelmann7519/
Špielmann754/
Spöllmann752/
Spielmonn751/
Speellman751/
Spellmain750/
Spelmon7128/
Špilmanová716/
Spelmam713/
Spellmon67140/
Speelmon67114/
Speelmam671/
Spellmanová671/
Spellmanova671/

Spilman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spilman in the Russian language
Спильманspilman-

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