Spelt Surname

360,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6241:27,0634,415
Paraguay2061:35,1301,143
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Canada491:751,95159,756
Belgium181:638,70256,744
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Spelt Last Name Facts

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

Spelt occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spelt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 360,858th most widespread surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,265,749 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Spelt reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Spelt is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 624 people, or 1 in 27,063. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 29 percent live, Utrecht, where 25 percent live and Gelderland, where 16 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Paraguay, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Spelt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spelt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spelt surname rose 217 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spelt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spelt last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Spelt earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 9.1% less than the national average, earning R 216,012 per year; in United States they earn 38.85% more than the national average, earning $59,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.47% more than the national average, earning $59,358 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speltz911,103/
Spelts91563/
Spelte9132/
Speldt913/
Szpelt912/
Spelht911/
Spel89461/
Spell807,563/
Spiel80825/
Spoel80454/
Speel80235/
Spehl80151/
Spilt8085/
Splet8039/
Speld8034/
Spael804/
Shpel804/
Sppel801/
Spuel801/
Spl7536/
Splett731,001/
Splete73109/
Szplet7364/
Spleth7352/
Spiehl7339/
Shpiel7315/
Splets7312/
Shpilt7311/
Szpilt7310/
Shplet737/
Spuell735/
Szpiel732/
Spieël732/
Spield731/
Schpel731/
Shpylt731/
Speell731/
Spilts730/
Spoell730/
Spil67520/
Spelova67141/
Jspl6731/
Szplett6717/
Splette6714/
Shpehel6710/
Schplet677/
Sspl672/
Spld671/
Spyl671/
Zsplett671/
Shpl671/
Spehele671/
Sphl671/

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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 Spelt
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