The Spera surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,534 people carried this name — #18,144 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 192,300 people counted. That is up 2% from 1,503 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 456 people named Spera live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
389 people named Spera have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 424 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Holy Cross.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Spera.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
59 people named Spera live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Spera,
with a public archive behind them.
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Francesco Spera d. 1587 · Catholic priest
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Angelo Spera 1819–1902 · politician
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Deborah Spera 1901– · actor
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Juan Spera 1905–1971 · composer
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Benedetto Spera 1934–
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Michele Spera 1937– · graphic designer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Spera.
- Speich 456 · U.S. census
- Speicher 3,029 · U.S. census
- Speller 2,668 · U.S. census
- Spencer 139,951 · U.S. census
- Spengler 2,178 · U.S. census
- Spennato 122 · U.S. census
- Sperandio 252 · U.S. census
- Speranza 1,408 · U.S. census
- Speroni 260 · U.S. census
- Speth 1,467 · U.S. census
- Spettel 148 · U.S. census
- Spetz 241 · U.S. census
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