Spess Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Spess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Spess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spess is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spess? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,276,805th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Spess live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 2,119,643. In The United States Spess is most frequent in: Oklahoma, where 26 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Missouri, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Spess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spess last name increased 1,710 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spess last name are 17.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.97% registered to vote for the party.

Spess earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $43,370 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spiess919,634/
Speiss91241/
Spesse9137/
Speass915/
Spesss910/
Spes89155/
Sphiess831/
Spies8028,346/
Speas801,599/
Spets801,387/
Spees801,123/
Spiss80757/
Speis80546/
Shpes8028/
Szpes8019/
Spesh8015/
Spese8013/
Speus802/
Sbpes801/
Spehs801/
Spyss800/
Spe7563/
Spease73675/
Spiesz73433/
Speese73408/
Spiehs73313/
Speets73281/
Shpets7392/
Shpiss7329/
Speise7317/
Speeds7316/
Spetse7315/
Spetts7315/
Speihs736/
Spisse736/
Spetås735/
Speids733/
Špiess733/
Speysh731/
Spioss731/
Spehts731/
Speshe731/
Spesht731/
Speesh730/
Speits730/
Speahs730/
Speats730/
Speish730/
Speash730/
Spee673,016/
Speh67776/
Špes67657/
Sper67446/
Spis67375/
Spys67291/
Spey67216/
Spet67163/
Spei67135/
Spie67112/
Spea6770/
Sped6767/
Spez6721/
Spescht6714/
Spex6712/
Spesova6710/
Spée677/
Sphe673/
Shpe672/
Sxpe672/
Spès672/
Spesová672/
Hspe672/
Speaths671/
Sppe671/
Speu671/
Sspe671/
Sjpe671/
Spej671/
Szpe671/
Zspe671/
Speisch670/

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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 Spess
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