Sporle Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sporle Surname Definition:

A parish in Norfolk.

Sporle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:599,11935,891
Australia701:385,65331,598
United States461:7,879,542351,394
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Jersey31:33,0674,675
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534

The alternate forms: Spörle (104) are calculated separately.

Sporle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sporle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sporle is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Spörle. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sporle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 942,947th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name Sporle is predominantly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Sporle are found; 37 percent are found in Australasia and 37 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 599,119. In England it is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent reside, Suffolk, where 15 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 12 percent reside. Aside from England Sporle exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Sporle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sporle has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 34 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sporle Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sporle earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,407 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,819 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spörle94104/
Spoerle92172/
Sporles924/
Sporler922/
Sporlie921/
Spoehrle8620/
Sporleer861/
Sperle831,177/
Spurle8399/
Sporli8339/
Sparle832/
Spürle831/
Sperlea77406/
Spurley77271/
Sperrle77198/
Sparley7743/
Spöhrle7733/
Shperle7731/
Sperley7730/
Sparler7727/
Spoerli7727/
Spoerlé7726/
Spurles7721/
Spörler7714/
Spörrle779/
Sperlie777/
Sperlee775/
Sparles773/
Spourli772/
Sparlee771/
Sparleh771/
Spurlie770/
Spharler71107/
Spehrley7123/
Spahrler715/
Spourlis712/
Sporrlid711/
Schperle711/
Sporelli711/
Spurelle711/
Spharlep711/
Sparla67845/
Sperli67206/
Spörli6751/
Spurly679/
Sperlí671/
Sparly671/
Spuruille671/
Spurrelle671/
Spurla671/
Spurli671/

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