Spir Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Spir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France991:670,93786,003
Romania831:241,90223,044
Colombia391:1,224,97610,005
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
England301:1,857,26974,552
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Špir (2) & Špír (1) are calculated separately.

Spir (174) may also be a first name.

Spir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spir (Russian: Спир) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Špir or Špír. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spir? popularity and diffusion

Spir is the 689,921st most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,987,287 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Spir are found; 25 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 24 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 692,220th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 174 people.

The surname Spir is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 670,937. In France Spir is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 60 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent reside. Besides France this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 19 percent reside and Colombia, where 9 percent reside.

Spir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spir has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Spir last name increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Spir last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Spir earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning $21,153,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 32.78% more than the national average, earning $57,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špir922/
Spier896,284/
Speir892,555/
Spire89959/
Spirt89211/
Spair89145/
Spirz89130/
Szpir8953/
Shpir8936/
Spuir891/
Spird891/
Sphir891/
Spoir890/
Spior890/
Spihr890/
Špír831/
Sphair8083/
Shpirt8077/
Spaire8067/
Sphire8033/
Szpirt808/
Spierr806/
Spirrh803/
Spaair802/
Spirtt802/
Sppier801/
Shpire801/
Speire801/
Spierz801/
Szpier801/
Spirth800/
Sper75446/
Spyr7552/
Spre7520/
Zpir751/
Spirova732,079/
Schpeir7374/
Spirová7310/
Schpier731/
Spaihtr730/
Spohier730/
Speer6724,947/
Spear6722,173/
Sperr671,788/
Spehr671,035/
Shpyr67363/
Spere67172/
Szper67139/
Sperz6798/
Spåre6790/
Speur6771/
Shper6748/
Spähr6742/
Spher6729/
Spert6722/
Spyre6712/
Spyrz679/
Jsper677/
Åsper675/
Spøer675/
Shpirova674/
Spyrt672/
Zphir671/
Spojr671/
Sperd671/
Speyr671/
Spīre671/
Sperp670/
Sphre670/

Spir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spir in the Russian language
Спирspir-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spir
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