Spiwak Surname

457,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Spiwak Surname User-submission:

It is an Eastern European surname, meaning 'singer', and generally refer to a chorus singer.

Spiwak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5691:637,01051,261
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Austria261:327,51736,002
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
France81:8,302,840321,660
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Spiwak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an Eastern European surname, meaning 'singer', and generally refer to a chorus singer.

- greyeyedvirgo

Spiwak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spiwak occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiwak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 457,658th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,861,361 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Spiwak are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 569 people, or 1 in 637,010. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 15 percent reside, Illinois, where 15 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Spiwak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spiwak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spiwak surname increased 14,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spiwak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spiwak surname are 41.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spiwak earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.91% less than the national average, earning R 102,396 per year; in United States they earn 18.83% more than the national average, earning $51,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.9% more than the national average, earning $54,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spiewak922,306/
Spiwack9219/
Speiwak922/
Spiewack8669/
Spivak8310,168/
Spewak83208/
Spiwok836/
Spivack771,637/
Spiewok77276/
Spievak7783/
Śpiewak7749/
Spiwoks7732/
Szpivak7712/
Shpivak777/
Spiwokz776/
Spivaks772/
Spiwock771/
Spewack771/
Spievack7133/
Spivacke7113/
Spiweike711/
Spivackg711/
Spyvak677,158/
Spevak671,687/
Spivakova671,557/
Spivac67206/
Spivák6749/
Spivok6715/
Špivak678/
Spiwoková673/
Śpiwok673/
Spivakowa671/
Spewok671/

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