Spurway Surname

275,138th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Spurway Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Track-Way [Old English spor, a track + weg, a way]

Spurway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5711:47,2785,917
England4421:126,05912,608
Canada1251:294,76527,374
United States901:4,027,321218,060
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Wales311:99,8247,946
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2671:91,2949,438
Wales81:196,0527,186
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Spurway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Track-Way [Old English spor, a track + weg, a way]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. An estate in co. Devon, long possessed by the family. 2. Anglo-Saxon sparwa, a sparrow. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Spurway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spurway is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spurway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spurway is the 275,138th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,164,809 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of Spurway reside; 44 percent reside in Australasia and 44 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Spurway is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 571 people, or 1 in 47,278. In Australia Spurway is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 51 percent are found, Victoria, where 38 percent are found and Queensland, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Australia Spurway is found in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Spurway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spurway has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 692 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 388 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spurway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spurway surname are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spurway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1843.41% more than the national average, earning R 4,618,280 per year; in United States they earn 15.02% more than the national average, earning $49,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $54,205 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spuraway930/
Spurraway880/
Sparway861/
Sepurwa861/
Spray835,676/
Spura83290/
Spury836/
Spurw831/
Sapurayi8019/
Sipurayi809/
Sapura771,587/
Sipura77318/
Spuria77312/
Sapury77226/
Spurry77120/
Sprawa77120/
Sporay7736/
Sopura7732/
Sepura7727/
Spoury7727/
Speray7717/
Subray7715/
Spurba7714/
Spurau7714/
Sypura7714/
Sprywa7714/
Spuryo777/
Sepury774/
Supura772/
Spuraa772/
Spraay771/
Spuura771/
Sparwa771/
Speura771/
Speury771/
Sopray771/
Spurey771/
Sparay771/
Sapray771/
Spuery770/
Spurea770/
Soipuraya751/
Spry738,870/
Spur73285/
Spra7326/
Sprw732/
Saparay711,169/
Sapiray711,000/
Sipuriy71933/
Sipraya71455/
Sapurah71304/
Spurvey71220/
Sapuria71174/
Suparwa71123/
Sepirwa71122/
Subraya7174/
Soparay7167/
Scepura7155/
Suprayo7151/
Supraya7146/
Sapraya7139/
Suipray7136/
Seypura7133/
Sapuwar7128/
Sapuyra7124/
Syapura7121/
Sapurwo7118/
Sepurya7116/
Saepura7116/
Sipurai7115/
Suprayi7115/
Sprayue7112/
Soprayo7111/
Spurrey7110/
Saparwa7110/
Sahpura7110/
Sapurai717/
Spaurwe716/
Sapuira716/
Scipura716/
Sepurai716/
Soburay715/
Sepriwa715/
Subrayi715/
Suparay714/
Siparay714/
Sipirwa714/
Sipiray713/
Sopiray713/
Sopurah712/
Subaray712/
Sipuria712/
Spuerry712/
Saburay712/
Sipoura712/
Seperwa712/
Subarwa712/
Saburwa711/
Saipura711/
Sapuraa711/
Soppray711/
Speeray711/
Spiriwa711/
Sopuria711/
Subiray711/
Sparowa711/
Supiray711/
Sypoura711/
Sapurae711/
Sipaura711/
Supuraiyah711/
Sypyura711/
Sperray710/
Sperayy710/
Spurria710/
Sparowy710/
Sapra6710,367/
Spera679,829/
Saparowa678,682/
Spurr675,604/
Spyra674,981/
Sapry674,784/
Spira672,830/
Subra672,430/
Sipra671,165/
Spuri671,089/
Sapur671,040/
Supra67919/
Spaur67774/
Subry67488/
Sprey67486/
Spary67442/
Sepra67402/
Sprea67357/
Spora67348/
Sepur67321/
Spiry67309/
Spara67291/
Spory67205/
Spure67173/
Spuur67172/
Spour67166/
Sipur67155/
Sapuriya67139/
Spery67132/
Supur67121/
Supry67101/
Sopra67100/
Siburewa6784/
Sciepura6776/
Speur6771/
Sopur6770/
Spåra6767/
Saburowa6755/
Sprah6754/
Spuhr6745/
Soupoura6737/
Soupraya6734/
Sprye6727/
Syahpura6724/
Spůra6724/
Spuro6719/
Sopuriah6718/
Spruy6714/
Suprayah6714/
Saipiray6714/
Saiparay6712/
Spára6710/
Sepry677/
Sopuwari677/
Spurrowi677/
Supiraya677/
Subbaray676/
Soopraya675/
Süpra675/
Subaraya674/
Spíra674/
Sabuiray674/
Spwar674/
Supraiya673/
Spria673/
Saparayo673/
Sappuwar673/
Subarewa673/
Sypra673/
Subharay672/
Sprai672/
Spuru672/
Spréa672/
Špura672/
Suipraya671/
Saipuwar671/
Sauparay671/
Sapiriwa671/
Sapurawu671/
Sbura671/
Supriaya671/
Supuriya671/
Sppry671/
Sprra671/
Sprya671/
Spuar671/
Sproy671/
Špury671/
Sopairay671/
Soprayio671/
Subriaya671/
Subriaye671/
Sipureya671/
Spuir671/
Spéry671/
Spúra671/
Sppra671/
Sppur671/
Sparw671/
Sapirawa671/
Saoparay671/
Sapaoura671/
Sapuwaar671/
Sippuria671/
Subarayi671/
Sopry671/
Sewpurai671/
Sprry670/
Spiur670/
Spuer670/
Sprae670/
Spyry670/
Spirvy621/
Spirvey576/
Spurver572/

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