Spoor Surname
Approximately 5,561 people bear this surname
Spoor Surname Definition:
(Dutch.) A spur; that which excites; a locality, as the spur of a mountain; whatever projects; the track or foot—prints of beasts.
Spoor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,269 | 1:159,744 | 16,270 |
| Netherlands | 1,806 | 1:9,351 | 1,207 |
| England | 477 | 1:116,809 | 11,902 |
| Australia | 417 | 1:64,738 | 7,754 |
| Germany | 133 | 1:605,304 | 48,487 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 342 | 1:71,273 | 7,942 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 652 | 1:77,023 | 8,188 |
Spoor (75) may also be a first name.
Spoor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch.) A spur; that which excites; a locality, as the spur of a mountain; whatever projects; the track or foot—prints of beasts.
Spoor Demographics
Average Male Spoor Height
178.48 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Spoor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spoor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spoor is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Spoor? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 86,606th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,310,474 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Spoor are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Spoor is also the 1,116,575th most frequent forename globally, borne by 75 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,269 people, or 1 in 159,744. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States Spoor occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 32 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.
Spoor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Spoor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Spoor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Spoor last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Spoor surname are 19.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.89% being registered with the political party.
The amount Spoor earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.61% less than the national average, earning R 155,388 per year; in United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,999 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spoore | 91 | 41 | / |
| Spor | 89 | 971 | / |
| Spohr | 80 | 6,368 | / |
| Spore | 80 | 1,379 | / |
| Spour | 80 | 166 | / |
| Sport | 80 | 153 | / |
| Sporr | 80 | 97 | / |
| Szpor | 80 | 87 | / |
| Spoer | 80 | 55 | / |
| Shpor | 80 | 43 | / |
| Sphor | 80 | 40 | / |
| Spord | 80 | 27 | / |
| Sporh | 80 | 18 | / |
| Spojr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sporz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spotr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spoir | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spoorová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shport | 73 | 1,299 | / |
| Sporre | 73 | 665 | / |
| Spoehr | 73 | 353 | / |
| S'Pore | 73 | 286 | / |
| Spoerr | 73 | 84 | / |
| Szport | 73 | 3 | / |
| Spohre | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shporh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sporjs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shhpor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schpor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sphohr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spohrr | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spourt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sphorr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sporth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spoure | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sportt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spar | 67 | 1,036 | / |
| Spur | 67 | 285 | / |
| Sporova | 67 | 195 | / |
| Spür | 67 | 15 | / |
| Spór | 67 | 15 | / |
| Špor | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sporová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Spohier | 67 | 0 | / |
| Spoheer | 67 | 0 | / |
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Spoor 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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Spoor
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