Sprung Surname

93,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Sprung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sprung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9841:40,5775,358
United States1,6111:224,99021,769
Austria3711:22,9533,607
Brazil3281:652,66624,131
Canada2861:128,83113,423
Israel1891:45,2786,078
England1091:511,17532,340
France641:1,037,855114,367
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

The alternate forms: Šprung (8) are calculated separately.

Sprung Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sprung is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Šprung. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sprung? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 93,842nd most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,434,556 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Sprung are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is held by 1,984 people, or 1 in 40,577. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Germany Sprung occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Sprung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sprung has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sprung surname increased 931 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 727 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sprung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sprung last name are 33.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Sprung earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.69% more than the national average, earning R 427,008 per year; in United States they earn 4.26% more than the national average, earning $44,987 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šprung948/
Shprung9289/
Sprungk9285/
Szprung922/
Sprunng921/
Sprungs921/
Sprun919/
Sprong831,631/
Sprunk83922/
Sprunt83489/
Spruin8359/
Shprun836/
Spruhn830/
Sprund830/
Sphrun830/
Sprouting8023/
Sprungová801/
Sprunck77494/
Sprunks7726/
Shprunk7710/
Shprunh776/
Shprong772/
Sprount770/
Sprusen770/
Spron738/
Sprum736/
Sprauten7164/
Spronk672,091/
Šprunk678/
Šprunc676/
Sproone620/
Špruncová5313/
Šprunková537/
Špronc501/
Šprůnc501/

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