Spyre Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Spyre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Spyre Last Name Facts

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

Spyre is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spyre? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spyre is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Spyre occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Spyre are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa Spyre is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside and Western Cape, where 40 percent reside. Besides South Africa Spyre is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Spyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spyre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spyre surname decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spyre Last Name Statistics demography

Spyre earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.46% more than the national average, earning R 350,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spyres91268/
Spyrea9117/
Spyrie913/
Spayre911/
Spyree910/
Spyrer910/
Spyr8952/
Spre8920/
Speyrer83464/
Spyreas8359/
Shpyrer836/
Speyres831/
Spyra804,981/
Spire80959/
Shpyr80363/
Spere80172/
Spåre8090/
Spyri8085/
Spyrz809/
Spyrt802/
Speyr801/
Sprej801/
Spīre801/
Sphre800/
Spyry800/
Spires7311,003/
Spirea731,153/
Speare731,076/
Szpyra73808/
Sperre73434/
Spirer73277/
Shpyra73175/
Sphere73128/
Sperer7398/
Spaire7367/
Spirge7355/
Spyris7352/
Sperge7339/
Sphire7333/
Speres7332/
Speere7326/
Sperje7320/
Spirey7315/
Spiret7312/
Sperez735/
Spiere734/
Spyroy734/
Shpyrt734/
Sperey733/
Spered733/
Sperie733/
Schpre732/
Shpire731/
Sprehi731/
Spyrid731/
Spyrio731/
Spyrit731/
Speire731/
Spesre731/
Spyrra731/
Spitre731/
Speret731/
Spiree731/
Spirez730/
Sperrer67569/
Sper67446/
Spir67429/
Shpirer67216/
Speares67173/
Spearey67145/
Sperrey67119/
Spyrova6788/
Speirer6763/
Spirres6744/
Spearie6726/
Spearer6721/
Spyrych6717/
Spehrer6714/
Spierre6711/
Spitrey6711/
Spirett677/
Spyrhys677/
Spuires674/
Shperer674/
Sperher674/
Spireas674/
Szpirer673/
Speires672/
Spyrová672/
Spaires672/
Shpered671/
Spetree671/
Sppiere671/
Sphereh671/
Sphyris671/
Zpyr671/
Spheres670/
Sperrie670/
Spirrey670/
Sppeere670/
Speeres670/
Sperest670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Spyre
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