Spelten Surname

1,121,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 216 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spelten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spelten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1641:490,88742,238
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Spelten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spelten is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Spelten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spelten? popularity and diffusion

Spelten is the 1,121,821st most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname Spelten occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Spelten live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 490,887. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent reside, Hesse, where 5 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent reside. Barring Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Spelten
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