Sproates Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Sproates Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sproates Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972

Sproates Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sproates is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sproates.

How Common Is The Last Name Sproates? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,328,442nd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Sproates live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England it is primarily found in: Durham, where 35 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 17 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found. Besides England Sproates occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Sproates Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sproates has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sproates Last Name Statistics demography

Sproates earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 151.08% more than the national average, earning R 596,652 per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - 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 Sproates
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