Speltz Surname

334,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Speltz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speltz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8761:413,76635,960
Luxembourg1251:4,644652
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
France91:7,380,302306,885
England21:27,859,030389,889
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Speltz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Speltz is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Speltz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 334,641st most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,607,023 people. The last name Speltz is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Speltz are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 876 people, or 1 in 413,766. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 47 percent live, Iowa, where 8 percent live and Wisconsin, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Speltz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Speltz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Speltz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Speltz last name are 31.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.6% registered with the party.

The amount Speltz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.25% more than the national average, earning $50,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.2% more than the national average, earning $53,260 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spelt911,003/
Spelz91299/
Speglitz861/
Spelts83563/
Spelte8332/
Speldt833/
Szpelt832/
Spelht831/
Spielz830/
Splz801/
Spilt7385/
Splet7339/
Speld7334/
Spilz7327/
Spelc731/
Splett671,001/
Splete67109/
Szplet6764/
Spleth6752/
Splets6712/
Shpilt6711/
Szpilt6710/
Shplet677/
Spelch672/
Szpelc671/
Shpylt671/
Speltsova671/
Shpeglits671/
Spield671/
Spilts670/
Szplett6217/
Splette6214/
Schplet627/
Zsplett621/
Spld601/
Speldova573/
Spild551/
Spletsova531/
Shpplette530/
Chplet505/
Chpilt501/

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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
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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 Speltz
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