Spelter Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Spelter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spelter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2721:295,97630,536
Belgium151:766,44363,354
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Spelter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spelter is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Spelter.

How Common Is The Last Name Spelter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 858,879th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Spelter are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Spelter is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 295,976. In Germany Spelter is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 3 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Spelter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spelter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spelter surname increased 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spelter Last Name Statistics demography

Spelter earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.18% less than the national average, earning $26,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spielter9336/
Spelte9232/
Speltie8635/
Spilter864/
Spälter862/
Spleter861/
Speltre861/
Speltes861/
Speltir860/
Spletter80395/
Szpleter8020/
Chpelter801/
Spiltter800/
Spelta772,322/
Splete77109/
Spelti77104/
Spelty7725/
Splette7114/
Spaelti7113/
Spaelty716/
Shpelti712/
Speltti711/
Spielty711/
Spiltoir6739/
Spelthuis6312/
Spelthuys6311/
Shpplette630/
Spälti62173/
Spälty6222/
Spleti622/
Spleta621/
Spilty620/

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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 Spelter
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