Špehar Surname
Approximately 1,762 people bear this surname
Špehar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 1,336 | 1:3,165 | 283 |
| Slovenia | 364 | 1:6,834 | 1,509 |
| Serbia | 33 | 1:216,514 | 12,757 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 26 | 1:136,015 | 9,570 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Spehar (1,721) & Špehár (7) are calculated separately.
Špehar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Špehar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Špehar occurs more in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Spehar or Špehár. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Špehar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 229,810th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,135,951 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Špehar live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is carried by 1,336 people, or 1 in 3,165. In Croatia Špehar is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 22 percent reside, Karlovac County, where 18 percent reside and Brod-Posavina County, where 12 percent reside. Barring Croatia this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 21 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spehar | 94 | 1,721 | / |
| Špehár | 94 | 7 | / |
| Špear | 91 | 16 | / |
| Špejar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Spehart | 77 | 7 | / |
| Spiehar | 77 | 0 | / |
| Spear | 73 | 22,173 | / |
| Speare | 67 | 1,076 | / |
| Spoehr | 67 | 353 | / |
| Sphair | 67 | 83 | / |
| Speear | 67 | 11 | / |
| Speiar | 67 | 10 | / |
| Špehárová | 67 | 10 | / |
| Speart | 67 | 8 | / |
| Spuehr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Speard | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sphaer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shpear | 67 | 2 | / |
| Speehr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Speohr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sphear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Špajer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spearr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Spearz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Špehar
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