Spray Surname
Approximately 5,676 people bear this surname
Spray Surname Definition:
(English) The lively, alert person.
Spray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,583 | 1:101,161 | 11,221 |
| England | 1,248 | 1:44,646 | 5,643 |
| Canada | 195 | 1:188,952 | 18,643 |
| Peru | 115 | 1:276,384 | 10,837 |
| Israel | 98 | 1:87,323 | 10,358 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| New Zealand | 72 | 1:62,893 | 9,679 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Afghanistan | 56 | 1:574,164 | 6,873 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 894 | 1:27,266 | 3,715 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 706 | 1:71,131 | 7,650 |
Spray (146) may also be a first name.
Spray Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) The lively, alert person.
From the Dutch, Spree; a personal name.
Spray Demographics
Average Spray Salary in
United States
$42,741 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Spray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spray Come From? nationality or country of origin
Spray (Arabic: سبراي, Hindi: एसपीराय) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Spray.
How Common Is The Last Name Spray? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 85,037th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,283,923 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Spray are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 763,528th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 146 people.
Spray is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,583 people, or 1 in 101,161. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Tennessee, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Spray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Spray has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spray last name increased 508 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 136 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Spray Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Spray last name are 16.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.36% being registered with the party.
The amount Spray earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 86.14% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,083 per year; in South Africa they earn 108.12% more than the national average, earning R 494,580 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $42,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,998 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprayt | 91 | 59 | / |
| Sprays | 91 | 6 | / |
| Spraay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Spry | 89 | 8,870 | / |
| Spra | 89 | 26 | / |
| Sprau | 80 | 692 | / |
| Sprey | 80 | 486 | / |
| Sprea | 80 | 357 | / |
| Sprys | 80 | 121 | / |
| Spåra | 80 | 67 | / |
| Sprah | 80 | 54 | / |
| Sprat | 80 | 52 | / |
| Spryd | 80 | 46 | / |
| Sprye | 80 | 27 | / |
| Spryś | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sprad | 80 | 21 | / |
| Spruy | 80 | 14 | / |
| Spryß | 80 | 3 | / |
| Spréa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Spryt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sprai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sppry | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shpra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sphra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sprra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sproy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sppra | 80 | 1 | / |
| Spraj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sprry | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sprae | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sprap | 80 | 0 | / |
| Spratt | 73 | 11,932 | / |
| Spruyt | 73 | 3,448 | / |
| Spread | 73 | 102 | / |
| Spraus | 73 | 97 | / |
| Sprysz | 73 | 85 | / |
| Spreys | 73 | 31 | / |
| Sprawe | 73 | 30 | / |
| Spraut | 73 | 29 | / |
| Sprach | 73 | 21 | / |
| Spreat | 73 | 17 | / |
| Spreha | 73 | 14 | / |
| Spreyz | 73 | 12 | / |
| Spriyo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Szpryt | 73 | 7 | / |
| Spryhs | 73 | 7 | / |
| Spraue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Spreia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Spraid | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sprych | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sprait | 73 | 2 | / |
| Spraud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spruiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Spreas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sprass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sproia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sproya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sprash | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sprahe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shpfra | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sprats | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sprrat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sprahs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spraat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sprath | 73 | 0 | / |
| Spragge | 67 | 225 | / |
| Spraitz | 67 | 63 | / |
| Spreads | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sprohys | 67 | 21 | / |
| Spre | 67 | 20 | / |
| Szprych | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sprysch | 67 | 15 | / |
| Spri | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shpryts | 67 | 5 | / |
| Spratts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Spruhys | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sprauss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Spruiyt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sprahue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hspratt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jspratt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spragie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spruydt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spruyts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sprauch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sprattz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sprgaue | 67 | 0 | / |
Spray Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spray in the Hindi language | ||
| एसपीराय | esapiraya | - |
| Spray in the Arabic language | ||
| سبراي | sbray | - |
| اسبراي | asbray | - |
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