Špear Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Špear Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Špear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Montenegro11:639,5659,092

The alternate forms: Spear (22,173) are calculated separately.

Špear Last Name Facts

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

Špear is held by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Spear. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Špear? popularity and diffusion

The last name Špear is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Špear are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Serbia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 793,883. In Serbia it is most prevalent in: North Bačka District, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Serbia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 19 percent are found and Croatia, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spear9322,173/
Špehar911,762/
Špejar912/
Špar8955/
Šper894/
Spehar731,721/
Speare731,076/
Speear7311/
Speiar7310/
Speart738/
Špehár737/
Speard735/
Špahar733/
Shpear732/
Špeher731/
Špajer731/
Sphear731/
Spearr731/
Spearz730/
Spar671,036/
Sper67446/
Šperová6734/
Szpejar6711/
Spejare6710/
Speyart679/
Spehart677/
Špir672/
Xper671/
Špír671/
Šperova671/
Šparová671/
Spiehar670/
Sjpearz670/
Spohear670/

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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 Špear
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