Cognomen Spira (Spira 
, Spire 
, שפירא 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common last name. The last name Spira is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, North Macedonia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Switzerland. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Israel, the United States, and Germany. Very seldom, Spira is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Spira | United States, Switzerland, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany |
| Spire | North Macedonia, United States, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany |
| שפירא | Israel |
| Спира | Ukraine, Russia |
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enric de spira Father of Emperor Conrad II (b. 971) |
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| giovanni da spira DE (b. 1450) |
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| vindelino da spira German printer, DE (b. 1470) |
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nathan nata spira Polish rabbi and kabbalist (b. 1585) |
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| martin spira (b. 1561) |
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elija spira Austrian rabbi, CZ (b. 1660) |
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| gabriel porges spira CZ (b. 1738) |
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chaim elazar spira Hungarian rabbi, PL (b. 1871) |
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fritz spira Austrian actor, AT (b. 1877) |
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camilla spira actress (1906-1997), DE (b. 1906) |
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steffie spira German actress (1908–1995), AT (b. 1908) |
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| ferdinand spira holocaust victim, b. 1858-02-18, CZ (b. 1858) |
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| berta spira holocaust victim, b. 1863-08-06, AT (b. 1863) |
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| hermine spira holocaust victim, b. 1863-08-22, AT (b. 1863) |
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| šalomon spira holocaust victim, b. 1867-11-06, CZ (b. 1867) |
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