Spira Surname

155,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Spira Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Spira, now spelled Speyer, in Bavaria.

Spira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3161:275,42525,763
Germany5901:136,45016,592
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Australia1131:238,90022,291
France1071:620,77381,454
Israel651:131,65614,227
Poland501:760,17561,940
England491:1,137,10353,999
Italy491:1,248,09675,884
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Austria261:327,51736,002
Latvia221:93,18413,456
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Norway101:514,22941,629
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Spíra (4) & Špíra (10) are calculated separately.

Spira (971) may also be a first name.

Spira Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Spira, now spelled Speyer, in Bavaria.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Spira Last Name Facts

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

Spira (Arabic: سبيرا, Hindi: स्पिरा, Russian: Спира) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Spíra or Špíra. Click here to see other possible spellings of Spira.

How Common Is The Last Name Spira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spira is the 155,005th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,575,105 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Spira live; 51 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 258,685th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 971 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,316 people, or 1 in 275,425. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 55 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Spira occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Spira Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spira has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 8,773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 490 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spira last name are 42.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.18% registered with the party.

The amount Spira earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.61% less than the national average, earning 240,151 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 202.18% more than the national average, earning R 718,092 per year; in United States they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $43,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.13% more than the national average, earning $54,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spíra934/
Spirea911,153/
Spirra9193/
Shpira9151/
Spitra9145/
Spirat9129/
Szpira9126/
Spirga9124/
Spirau9121/
Spiraj9113/
Spiera918/
Spaira913/
Spiras911/
Špíra8710/
Spierau8311/
Spireas834/
Schpira833/
Spirach831/
Spairai831/
Spera809,829/
Spyra804,981/
Spiro804,709/
Spire80959/
Spiri80938/
Spiry80309/
Spura80290/
Spiró8024/
Spiré801/
Spithray775/
Spires7311,003/
Spirit732,385/
Szpyra73808/
Szpura73611/
Spiros73565/
Spirou73424/
Spirer73277/
Szpera73277/
Szpiro73235/
Spirgi73235/
Spirio73228/
Shpyra73175/
Shpura73154/
Spiero73122/
Shpiro7396/
Spiris7385/
Sperat7382/
Spaire7367/
Sperga7355/
Spirge7355/
Sphire7333/
Sperau7331/
Sperra7327/
Spirid7324/
Spejra7322/
Szpiró7322/
Spirip7321/
Sphera7320/
Speray7317/
Spyrea7317/
Spirey7315/
Shpera7315/
Spurau7314/
Spitri7313/
Spiret7312/
Speras739/
Spirro738/
Sperah737/
Spairi737/
Speara735/
Spiere734/
Sperai733/
Spiryt733/
Spiroy732/
Spuraa732/
Shpire731/
Spuura731/
Špeira731/
Speire731/
Sperza731/
Speura731/
Spirij731/
Spirii731/
Spyrra731/
Spitre731/
Spiroo731/
Sphiri731/
Spiree731/
Speraj731/
Spieri731/
Speiry730/
Spiory730/
Speiro730/
Spirez730/
Spurea730/
Spetra730/
Spirry730/
Shpirer67216/
Spiroux67139/
Spiroch67116/
Speirer6763/
Spyreas6759/
Sperath6751/
Spirres6744/
Szperra6715/
Sperazz6713/
Spierre6711/
Spitrey6711/
Schpiro6710/
Spirich678/
Spirett677/
Sperhač677/
Spiritt675/
Spiroup675/
Spuires674/
Spitrys674/
Spirros673/
Szpirer673/
Spirych672/
Speires672/
Spaires672/
Spearas671/
Speeray671/
Speirio671/
Speiris671/
Sphairo671/
Spirish671/
Spirooz671/
Spyrats671/
Sppiere671/
Sphyras671/
Sperras671/
Sperach671/
Spherra671/
Sperray670/
Spirrey670/
Sperrai670/

Spira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spira in the Hindi language
स्पिराspira-
Spira in the Russian language
Спираspira-
Spira in the Arabic language
سبيراsbyra-

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Spira 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 Spira
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