Spielberg Surname

254,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Spielberg Surname User-submission:

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Spielberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7051:514,12643,043
Germany5261:153,05218,330
Israel2141:39,9895,464
France181:3,690,151224,666
England141:3,979,861125,553
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark61:940,78647,603
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Spielberg (15) may also be a first name.

Spielberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

  • German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of the various places so called, from a contracted form of Middle High German spiegel 'lookout point' + berg'mountain', 'hill'.
  • Jewish: ornamental name from German Spiel 'play', 'game' + Berg 'mountain', 'hill'.
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Spielberg Last Name Facts

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

Spielberg is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spielberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spielberg is the 254,976th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,707,717 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Spielberg live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name on earth, held by 15 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 705 people, or 1 in 514,126. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 25 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 34 percent live and Israel, where 14 percent live.

Spielberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spielberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Spielberg surname expanded 6,409 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spielberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spielberg last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Spielberg earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.9% more than the national average, earning $53,891 USD per year.

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