Spork Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spork Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5651:142,48817,219
Netherlands2211:76,41312,925
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Australia731:369,80430,692
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Austria281:304,12334,120
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Spörk (929) are calculated separately.

Spork Last Name Facts

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

Spork (Russian: Спорк) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Spörk. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spork? popularity and diffusion

Spork is the 341,803rd most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,785,425 people. The last name Spork is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Spork live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 142,488. In Germany Spork is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent live, Hesse, where 8 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent live. Not including Germany it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Spork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spork has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spork surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spork Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spork surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the political party.

Spork earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.35% more than the national average, earning $49,340 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spörk93929/
Sporck91255/
Sporke9143/
Spoerk9136/
Sporrk911/
Spoerck832/
Spark806,593/
Spurk80534/
Sperk80473/
Spürk8052/
Spärk8010/
Sporc801/
Sporková77111/
Sporkova7714/
Sparke731,599/
Spurck73197/
Spörke73102/
Sparck7397/
Spörck7360/
Sporcq7356/
Spürck7351/
Šporke739/
Spurke738/
Shpark737/
Sparkx735/
Spurks732/
Shperk732/
Jspark731/
Sperck730/
Sporct730/
Shporkova711/
Spörcke6731/
Shperkh6713/
Sparkhs674/
Spark's671/
Sparkks671/
Ssparks671/
Spaarks671/
Sparcke670/
Sperrck670/

Spork Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spork in the Russian language
Споркspork-

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Footnotes

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