Spyers Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Spyers Surname Definition:

(the) Spyer’s (Son).

Spyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:2,745,901164,003
South Africa791:685,79449,549
England151:3,714,537119,675
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Spyers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(the) Spyer’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Spyers Last Name Facts

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

Spyers occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spyers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spyers is the 1,076,574th most common family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Spyers are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 2,745,901. In The United States Spyers is most frequent in: Missouri, where 61 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and Arizona, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Spyers is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Spyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spyers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spyers surname grew 330 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spyers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spyers surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spyers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.33% less than the national average, earning R 146,544 per year and in United States they earn 12.43% less than the national average, earning $37,785 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speyers92182/
Spiyers9217/
Spayers921/
Spears8356,015/
Spiers8312,973/
Speirs839,197/
Speers835,680/
Spaers833/
Spoers831/
Speairs7751/
Spowers7724/
Speeers773/
Speiers773/
Spearse773/
Spearss773/
Spearrs772/
Spejers772/
Spijers771/
Spierss771/
Spayars771/
Speears771/
Spiears771/
Spheers771/
Sphears770/
Speijers71300/
Spiersch7144/
Spaaiers714/
Speggers714/
Spiggers711/
Spours67109/
Spairs675/
Spearce625/
Spierch621/
Spierce621/
Spourse621/
Xpearx501/

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Footnotes

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