Spets Surname

278,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Spets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5041:19,5371,636
Russia4021:358,51535,371
Finland1881:29,2383,915
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Norway1071:48,0596,881
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Spets (45) may also be a first name.

Spets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spets (Russian: Спец) is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spets? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 278,869th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,254,179 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Spets are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 45 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is held by 504 people, or 1 in 19,537. In Sweden Spets is primarily concentrated in: Värmland County, where 20 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 13 percent reside and Norrbotten County, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Sweden Spets is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent reside and Finland, where 14 percent reside.

Spets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spets has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 11,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Spets surname are 27.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Spets earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 10.88% more than the national average, earning 383,749 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $48,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Speets91281/
Shpets9192/
Spetts9115/
Spetse9115/
Spetås915/
Spehts911/
Speits910/
Speats910/
Spiets910/
Spet89163/
Spes89155/
Spechts8311/
Speaths831/
Spies8028,346/
Speth805,993/
Speas801,599/
Spits801,373/
Shpet801,144/
Spees801,123/
Spetz801,032/
Speet80570/
Speis80546/
Spett80275/
Speit80207/
Spess80179/
Szpet8091/
Speht8050/
Spedt8040/
Speat8036/
Shpes8028/
Spyts8027/
Szpes8019/
Spesh8015/
Spese8013/
Spete8010/
Spiet804/
Speus802/
Sbpes801/
Sphet801/
Spehs801/
Spejt801/
Speyt801/
Spetsova7779/
Speichts7743/
Speithts772/
Spe7563/
Specht7332,187/
Spiess739,634/
Spieth732,298/
Spease73675/
Shpits73598/
Spiesz73433/
Speese73408/
Speith73337/
Spiehs73313/
Spetch73293/
Shpedt73264/
Spaits73245/
Spietz73243/
Speiss73241/
Spitse73210/
Shpyts7399/
Speeth7380/
Shpeyt7375/
Spesse7337/
Spitts7334/
Spiedt7332/
Speath7326/
Speise7317/
Speeds7316/
Spiett7314/
Speitz7314/
Spethz7310/
Speetz739/
Speihs736/
Szpeth736/
Shpeht735/
Speass735/
Spette734/
Spehte734/
Speids733/
Spechs732/
Speacs731/
Speiht731/
Speysh731/
Sphett731/
Spitzs731/
Spetht731/
Szpedt731/
Speshe731/
Spesht731/
Speste731/
Spgeht731/
Speeht730/
Speesh730/
Spesss730/
Speahs730/
Speate730/
Speete730/
Speuth730/
Speatt730/
Speish730/
Spuits730/
Spieht730/
Spethe730/
Speash730/
Spee673,016/
Spit671,220/
Speh67776/
Špes67657/
Spyt67595/
Sper67446/
Spät67401/
Spis67375/
Szpecht67298/
Spys67291/
Spey67216/
Spei67135/
Spie67112/
Speacht67109/
Spea6770/
Sped6767/
Spec6740/
Spez6721/
Špet6718/
Shpeydt6717/
Spechtt6715/
Spescht6714/
Shpitts6713/
Spaihts6713/
Spex6712/
Spesova6710/
Spée677/
Spét674/
Shpytts674/
Speicht673/
Sphe673/
Shpe672/
Speecht672/
Hspe672/
Spesová672/
Spetova672/
Spès672/
Sxpe672/
Schpetz672/
Speithp671/
Spetcht671/
Sphiess671/
Sppe671/
Sspe671/
Spechte671/
Speijht671/
Speu671/
Sjpe671/
Spej671/
Szpe671/
Zspe671/
Speisch670/

Spets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spets in the Russian language
Спецspec-

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