Spirs Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Spirs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spirs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2761:522,18547,691
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England51:11,143,612252,590
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Spirs Last Name Facts

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

Spirs (Russian: Спирс) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spirs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spirs is the 801,116th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Spirs are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Spirs is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 522,185. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 40 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent live and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Spirs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spirs has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Spirs surname expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spirs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (70%) in Russia.

In The United States Spirs are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Liberal Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spiers9112,973/
Speirs919,197/
Spiërs9119/
Spairs915/
Spirse910/
Spiors910/
Spierss831/
Spurs80242/
Spers8042/
Spyrs805/
Spiersch7744/
Spirsova772/
Spears7356,015/
Speers735,680/
Spehrs7387/
Spurrs739/
Spirce735/
Sphers732/
Spesrs731/
Spirch731/
Sperrs731/
Sperse730/
Spearss673/
Spearse673/
Spearrs672/
Sperrås671/
Spheers671/
Sphears670/
Speersd670/
Schppers621/
Speersová571/
Sperje5520/
Sperch553/
Spyrch551/
Sperce551/
Xpeers551/
Sperche5016/
Spearce505/
Spercht501/

Spirs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spirs in the Russian language
Спирсspirs-

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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
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  • 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 Spirs
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