Spinke Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Spinke Surname Definition:

A chaffinch; a goldfinch.

Spinke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Spinke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A chaffinch; a goldfinch.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Spinke Last Name Facts

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

Spinke is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spinke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spinke is the 6,063,924th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Spinke live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Spinke is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 88 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Beside Germany Spinke is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Spinke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spinke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spincke928/
Spinkey921/
Spinkes921/
Spinkie920/
Spink918,680/
Spinka83222/
Spenke83160/
Spinck8362/
Spince8315/
Spinky837/
Spinki835/
Spnk802/
Shpinka775/
Spingue771/
Spenk7338/
Spinx7327/
Sping7311/
Spnce731/
Spnks730/
Spencker7135/
Spinková7117/
Spinkova7111/
D'Spinks711/
Speuncke710/
Spence67100,165/
Špinka67349/
Shpinkova67144/
Spynka6785/
Spiong6720/
Spinca679/
Spings679/
Spinxs673/
Spenki673/
Spenck671/
Spingg671/
Spping670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spinke
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