Spiegel Surname

26,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Spiegel Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Mirror (nick- or trade-name) [Ger. Spiegel, Middle High German spiegel, O.H.Ger. spiagal; ult. from Latin speculum, a mirror]

Spiegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7301:37,2524,615
Germany4,7141:17,0782,253
Israel1,7101:5,004737
Austria1,3211:6,446783
France7521:88,32812,639
Switzerland4121:19,9343,211
Canada2841:129,73813,514
Brazil2291:934,82233,394
Poland1451:262,12932,497
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Hungary1201:81,8028,194
Namibia1131:21,3223,671
Panama951:41,1822,154
England871:640,43737,483
Argentina621:689,41047,472
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Croatia261:162,63921,299
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Belize61:59,2462,743
Norway61:857,04855,549
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3821:131,46312,590

The alternate forms: Špiegel (5) are calculated separately.

Spiegel (53) may also be a first name.

Spiegel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Mirror (nick- or trade-name) [Ger. Spiegel, Middle High German spiegel, O.H.Ger. spiagal; ult. from Latin speculum, a mirror]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Dweller at, or near, a watchtower; one who made and sold tools.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Dutch.) A looking—glass.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Spiegel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spiegel is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Špiegel. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiegel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spiegel is the 26,482nd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 358,516 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Spiegel live; 47 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most common first name throughout the world, held by 53 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 9,730 people, or 1 in 37,252. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Israel, where 8 percent are found.

Spiegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spiegel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spiegel surname increased 2,547 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 621 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spiegel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spiegel last name are 39.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.71% registered with the party.

The amount Spiegel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.58% less than the national average, earning R 181,596 per year; in United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.26% more than the national average, earning $76,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špiegel955/
Spiegelt9328/
Spiegiel9315/
Shpiegel939/
Szpiegel930/
Spiegl922,743/
Spigel92569/
Spegel92407/
Szpiegiel881/
Speigel86642/
Shpigel86618/
Spiguel86339/
Spigiel86299/
Szpigel8668/
Spiesel8619/
Spigell8614/
Shpegel8614/
Spighel8612/
Speegel868/
Speagel864/
Spoegel861/
Spiezel861/
Spiecel861/
Spiggel861/
Spaigel860/
Spigl8315/
Spiegelová8230/
Spiegelova824/
Szpigiel80465/
Speagell8011/
Spuiguel801/
Schpigel801/
Shpiegelová782/
Spießl77554/
Špegel77306/
Speigl77193/
Spiesl7743/
Špiegl778/
Spégel775/
Spegil770/
Spieglová7532/
Spieglova752/
Schpiguel752/
Spiessl7180/
Szpygel7111/
Špiegelová715/
Spaighl711/
Spéguel711/
Spiehsl711/
Spegiel710/
Špigl6752/
Szpygiel6725/
Chpiguel672/

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