Spetz Surname

352,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Spetz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spetz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4521:21,7851,807
United States3841:943,90370,502
France791:840,79499,796
Canada601:614,09350,489
Norway231:223,57824,793
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Finland61:916,11741,832
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Spetz Last Name Facts

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

Spetz is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Spetz.

How Common Is The Last Name Spetz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 352,942nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,061,576 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Spetz live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 21,785. In Sweden Spetz is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 42 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 24 percent reside and Östergötland County, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Sweden this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Spetz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spetz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spetz surname rose 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spetz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Spetz are 22.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.89% registered with the party.

The amount Spetz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.14% more than the national average, earning 401,929 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $47,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning $50,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spietz91243/
Speitz9114/
Spethz9110/
Speetz919/
Spaetz912/
Spet89163/
Spez8921/
Schpetz832/
Spitz8013,674/
Spatz806,137/
Speth805,993/
Spets801,387/
Shpet801,144/
Speet80570/
Spett80275/
Spotz80226/
Speit80207/
Szpet8091/
Speht8050/
Spedt8040/
Speat8036/
Spiez8023/
Spytz8017/
Spete8010/
Speez806/
Spiet804/
Sphet801/
Speiz801/
Spejt801/
Speyt801/
Spedz800/
Spe7563/
Specht7332,187/
Spieth732,298/
Spiesz73433/
Speith73337/
Spetch73293/
Speets73281/
Shpedt73264/
Spitze73241/
Shpets7392/
Speeth7380/
Shpeyt7375/
Spiedt7332/
Speath7326/
Spattz7319/
Shpitz7315/
Spetts7315/
Spetse7315/
Spiett7314/
Spottz7312/
Shpatz737/
Szpeth736/
Shpeht735/
Speedz735/
Spetås735/
Spette734/
Shpiez734/
Szpatz734/
Spehte734/
Spaatz732/
Spittz732/
Speiht731/
Sphett731/
Spitzs731/
Spetht731/
Spehts731/
Szpedt731/
Spesht731/
Speste731/
Spgeht731/
Speeht730/
Speits730/
Speate730/
Speete730/
Speats730/
Speuth730/
Speatt730/
Spiets730/
Spieht730/
Spethe730/
Spee673,016/
Spit671,220/
Speh67776/
Spyt67595/
Sper67446/
Spät67401/
Szpecht67298/
Spey67216/
Spes67155/
Spei67135/
Spie67112/
Speacht67109/
Spea6770/
Sped6767/
Spiz6755/
Spec6740/
Špet6718/
Shpeydt6717/
Spechtt6715/
Spescht6714/
Spex6712/
Spechts6711/
Spée677/
Spét674/
Speicht673/
Sphe673/
Shpe672/
Speecht672/
Hspe672/
Spetova672/
Schpitz672/
Sxpe672/
Schpatz671/
Speaths671/
Speithp671/
Spetcht671/
Sppe671/
Sspe671/
Spechte671/
Speijht671/
Speu671/
Sjpe671/
Spej671/
Szpe671/
Zpez671/
Zspe671/

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Spetz 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 Spetz
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