Spiro Surname

100,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Albania

Spiro Surname Definition:

(Greek) apparently a contraction of the Greek pers. (nick-) name Spyridōn (Σπυρίδων), a diminutive form (Greekσπυρίδιον) of Greek (σπυρίς, 'a round basket,’ 'fish-basket.’ The patronymic form Spirop(o)ulo also occurs in England [Mod.

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Spiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5201:143,83314,897
Albania5181:5,6261,069
Israel3611:23,7053,498
England2211:252,11820,374
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Greece1001:110,79818,617
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Russia761:1,896,356120,402
Italy571:1,072,92471,656
Argentina441:971,44161,182
France351:1,897,792163,564
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Lebanon121:469,75712,312
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

The alternate forms: Spiró (24), Špiro (13), Spíro (11) & Spíró (2) are calculated separately.

Spiro (10,353) may also be a first name.

Spiro Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Greek) apparently a contraction of the Greek pers. (nick-) name Spyridōn (Σπυρίδων), a diminutive form (Greekσπυρίδιον) of Greek (σπυρίς, 'a round basket,’ 'fish-basket.’ The patronymic form Spirop(o)ulo also occurs in England [Mod. Greek ποϋλος, anciently Greek πώλσς, a young man, son]1

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Shapiro.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

Spiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spiro (Georgian: სპირო, Russian: Спиро) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Spiró, Špiro, Spíro or Spíró. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiro? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 100,335th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,547,578 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Spiro are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spiro is also the 59,854th most commonly held first name globally, held by 10,353 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,520 people, or 1 in 143,833. In The United States Spiro is primarily found in: New York, where 20 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Albania, where 11 percent are found and Israel, where 8 percent are found.

Spiro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spiro has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spiro last name expanded 1,938 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 819 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Spiro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Spiro surname is predominantly Jewish (92%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (63%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Spiro last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Spiro earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 46.43% more than the national average, earning R 347,976 per year; in United States they earn 22.92% more than the national average, earning $53,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.19% more than the national average, earning $64,187 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spiró9324/
Špiro9313/
Spíro9311/
Spiros91565/
Spirou91424/
Szpiro91235/
Spiero91122/
Shpiro9196/
Spirro918/
Spiroy912/
Spiroo911/
Speiro910/
Spíró872/
Spiroux83139/
Spiroch83116/
Schpiro8310/
Spiroup835/
Spirros833/
Sphairo831/
Spirooz831/
Spero803,605/
Spira802,830/
Spyro80102/
Spuro8019/
Spéro802/
Spyrou738,663/
Speros73641/
Spyros73391/
Shpyro73105/
Spirra7393/
Sperou7384/
Shpira7351/
Spitra7345/
Speero7335/
Shpuro7330/
Spirat7329/
Szpira7326/
Spirga7324/
Szpiró7322/
Spirau7321/
Spearo7320/
Sperro7313/
Spiera738/
Spyroy734/
Spaira733/
Spetro733/
Speroy731/
Sphero731/
Spiras731/
Spergo730/
Špiroch67176/
Schpero6760/
Spearot6711/
Spettro673/
Schpira673/
Sperros673/
Spirach671/
Sphearo671/

Spiro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spiro in the Georgian language
სპიროspiro-
Spiro in the Russian language
Спироspiro-

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