Spee Surname

146,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,0061:8,4181,047
Germany3341:241,03426,405
Belgium2041:56,3569,132
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Austria221:387,06540,442
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Sweden111:895,16066,831
France91:7,380,302306,885
England71:7,959,723202,100
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Spée (7) are calculated separately.

Spee (15) may also be a first name.

Spee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spee is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Spée. For other possible spellings of Spee click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 146,885th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,416,295 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Spee live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe. Spee is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,006 people, or 1 in 8,418. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Limburg, where 24 percent reside, South Holland, where 19 percent reside and Gelderland, where 17 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.

Spee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spee has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 8,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spee surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Spee earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 45.13% more than the national average, earning $62,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $55,619 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spée927/
Speer8924,947/
Speed8919,554/
Spees891,123/
Speet89570/
Speez896/
Speae892/
Speea892/
Speeh891/
Speep891/
Speie890/
Spehe890/
Spe8663/
Speets80281/
Shpeer8036/
Speech8021/
Spiyee8020/
Speeds8016/
Speetz809/
Spejie807/
Speedz805/
Speerh805/
Speehr802/
Spegie802/
Hspeer801/
Shpeep801/
Speeht800/
Speesh800/
Speerr800/
Speead800/
Speh75776/
Sper75446/
Spey75216/
Spet75163/
Spes75155/
Spei75135/
Spie75112/
Spae7575/
Spea7570/
Sped7567/
Spye7540/
Spez7521/
Sphe753/
Shpe752/
Hspe752/
Sxpe752/
Spoe751/
Sppe751/
Sspe751/
Speu751/
Sjpe751/
Spue751/
Spej751/
Szpe751/
Zspe751/
Speecht732/
Speiesz731/
Sperr671,788/
Speas671,599/
Spets671,387/
Shpet671,144/
Spehr671,035/
Spetz671,032/
Speis67546/
Speid67510/
Spett67275/
Shpey67270/
Speit67207/
Spess67179/
Spech67154/
Szper67139/
Spead67120/
Szpet6791/
Shpeh6760/
Speht6750/
Shper6748/
Spedt6740/
Speat6736/
Spher6729/
Spejo6729/
Shpes6728/
Speyi6720/
Szpes6719/
Spejh6715/
Spesh6715/
Spaeh6714/
Spowe679/
Spieh679/
Speji679/
Speio679/
Spøer675/
Åsper675/
Spawe674/
Szpeć674/
Speph673/
Spaye673/
Shped673/
Shpei673/
Speus672/
Spiey672/
Spoey672/
Sbpes671/
Speap671/
Speuo671/
Speya671/
Spiie671/
Spaje671/
Sphet671/
Spedh671/
Spehs671/
Speiz671/
Spejt671/
Speyh671/
Speyt671/
Szped671/
Spedd671/
Spheh671/
Sppey671/
Spgeh671/
Zpeer671/
Speah670/
Speyd670/
Spedz670/

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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
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  • 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 Spee
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