Spivey Surname

19,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Spivey Surname User-submission:

Spivey is a common surname amongst Cherokee and Creek (Muscogee) people.

Spivey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States26,9521:13,4481,670
England1,1411:48,8336,091
Australia2391:112,95312,558
Canada1081:341,16330,982
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Wales91:343,83718,086
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Panama51:782,45211,059
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6641:36,7104,772
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8151:27,6693,399

Spivey (86) may also be a first name.

Spivey Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Spivey is a common surname amongst Cherokee and Creek (Muscogee) people.

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Spivey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spivey is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spivey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 19,172nd most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 254,081 people. Spivey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Spivey reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,032,266th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 86 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 26,952 people, or 1 in 13,448. In The United States Spivey is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 13 percent reside, Georgia, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Spivey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spivey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spivey last name expanded 1,485 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 172 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spivey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spivey surname are 12.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.9% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spivey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $38,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.74% more than the national average, earning $53,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spievey9210/
Spiveys925/
Spiviey921/
Spivy91263/
Spive916/
Spibey83277/
Spiver8354/
Spivie8319/
Spevey8314/
Spivez832/
Spivay832/
Spievy831/
Spyvey831/
Spivei831/
Spiviy831/
Spiwey831/
Spavey831/
Spives830/
Spiovy830/
Spitver778/
Speiver770/
Spiva731,631/
Spiby73714/
Spyve73102/
Spiwe737/
Spevy731/
Spave731/
Spivi731/
Spyvy730/
Speby730/
Spybey67113/
Spiebe6754/
Spyvee6740/
Sphiwe6726/
Spivis675/
Speves672/
Speevy671/
Spivui671/
Spivap671/
Spever671/
Speeby671/
Spavea671/
Spauve671/
Spawey671/
Spivat670/
Spaiva670/
Speavy670/
Spyver670/

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Spivey Reference & Research

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