Spyvee Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Spyvee Surname User-submission:

Spyvee is an English surname. All the living holders of this rare name are related and are in touch with each other. They are all descendants of Samuel Spyvee (1783-1841).

According to P. H Reaney, the name comes from a Middle English first name.

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Spyvee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Spyvee Surname Meaning

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Spyvee is an English surname. All the living holders of this rare name are related and are in touch with each other. They are all descendants of Samuel Spyvee (1783-1841).

According to P. H Reaney, the name comes from a Middle English first name. No name meaning or source is advanced.

According to A. H. Smith, Spivey is a surname derived from a nickname, meaning 'fine'. It is linked to the modern word spiffing.

The surname originated in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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Spyvee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spyvee is most common in Australia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spyvee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Spyvee reside; 55 percent reside in Australasia and 55 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Spyvee is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 1,227,077. In Australia it is most common in: Western Australia, where 77 percent are found and Queensland, where 23 percent are found. Other than Australia Spyvee occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Spyvee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spyvee has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spyve91102/
Spyvey831/
Spyver830/
Spive736/
Spyva734/
Spebe731/
Spyvy730/
Spivey6728,682/
Spybey67113/
Spiebe6754/
Spiver6754/
Spivie6719/
Spevey6714/
Speber675/
Spaybe673/
Spivez672/
Speves672/
Speeby671/
Spever671/
Spivei671/
Speevy671/
Spives670/

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