Speth Surname

81,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Speth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Speth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1671:25,4203,368
United States1,8761:193,20819,102
Brazil3881:551,73820,643
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Canada901:409,39536,056
Romania771:260,75224,395
Poland671:567,29552,993
Belgium581:198,21826,032
France521:1,277,360130,443
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Denmark111:513,15632,022
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Norway71:734,61250,907
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England31:18,572,686338,250
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

The alternate forms: Spéth (30) are calculated separately.

Speth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Speth occurs most in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms: Spéth. Click here for other possible spellings of Speth.

How Common Is The Last Name Speth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Speth is the 81,123rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,216,010 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Speth reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 3,167 people, or 1 in 25,420. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 33 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Speth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Speth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Speth last name expanded 1,031 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Speth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Speth last name are 18.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Speth earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 39.81% less than the national average, earning 208,297 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $44,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.96% more than the national average, earning $52,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spéth9330/
Spieth912,298/
Speith91337/
Spetch91293/
Speeth9180/
Speath9126/
Spethz9110/
Szpeth916/
Spetht911/
Spethe910/
Speuth910/
Spet89163/
Speithp831/
Speaths831/
Späth8013,329/
Spets801,387/
Shpet801,144/
Spetz801,032/
Speet80570/
Spett80275/
Speit80207/
Szpet8091/
Spyth8051/
Speht8050/
Spedt8040/
Speat8036/
Spete8010/
Spith809/
Spiet804/
Speyt801/
Spejt801/
Spedh801/
Sphet801/
Speithts772/
Specht7332,187/
Späthe73299/
Speets73281/
Shpedt73264/
Spayth73126/
Shpets7392/
Spaith7380/
Shpeyt7375/
Spiedt7332/
Spetts7315/
Spiett7314/
Speitz7314/
Speetz739/
Shpyth738/
Spetås735/
Shpeht735/
Spette734/
Spehte734/
Speiht731/
Spgeht731/
Speste731/
Spesht731/
Szpedt731/
Spehts731/
Spoyth731/
Sphett731/
Speats730/
Speatt730/
Speete730/
Speate730/
Spuith730/
Speits730/
Speeht730/
Spieht730/
Spit671,220/
Spyt67595/
Spät67401/
Szpecht67298/
Speacht67109/
Sped6767/
Špet6718/
Shpeydt6717/
Spechtt6715/
Spescht6714/
Spechts6711/
Spét674/
Speicht673/
Schpetz672/
Speecht672/
Spetova672/
Spaythe671/
Speachd671/
Spaitht671/
Späthth671/
Spechte671/
Speijht671/

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Speth Reference & Research

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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 Speth
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