Spelis Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Spelis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spelis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Latvia31:683,34934,074
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Špēlis (1) are calculated separately.

Spelis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spelis occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Špēlis. Click here for other potential spellings of Spelis.

How Common Is The Last Name Spelis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Spelis is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Spelis live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Spelis is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Spelis is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 54 percent reside, California, where 38 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 18 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Spelis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spelis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spelis last name rose 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spelis Last Name Statistics demography

Spelis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spelios9280/
Speli915/
Špēlis891/
Spgelais861/
Spelgais861/
Spelic83205/
Spilis8372/
Spalis8358/
Speles8333/
Spolis8321/
Spelio8311/
Spelia831/
Spieli831/
Spelič831/
Spelie830/
Spelitsch802/
Speelhuis801/
Spilios77472/
Spieles77416/
Spelich77197/
Spylios7730/
Shpelei775/
Speglie775/
Spilgis773/
Spallis772/
Speiles771/
Speales771/
Shpelys771/
Spele73352/
Spili7332/
Spela7325/
Spely734/
Spyli731/
Spitelli7116/
Speetles712/
Spicelli711/
Spolleis711/
Spiele67178/
Špelič67139/
Spelay67122/
Speele6759/
Spelge6756/
Spehle6746/
Speler6720/
Spelec6715/
Shpili6713/
Spilio679/
Spilia679/
Spiles677/
Spetly676/
Spales675/
Špelic674/
Spelet672/
Spelyy672/
Spolys671/
Spyles671/
Spilai671/
Speila671/
Szpela671/
Speily671/
Sppela671/
Spoles670/
Spetle670/
Spilie670/

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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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  • 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 Spelis
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