Spiess Surname

53,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Spiess Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Spear, Lance [Ger. spiess, Middle High German spiez, O.H.Ger. spioz]

Spiess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8371:127,76113,516
Switzerland2,0531:4,000562
Germany1,8061:44,5775,840
France7531:88,21112,616
Brazil6861:312,06212,022
Austria4931:17,2732,619
Canada3051:120,80512,696
Italy2331:262,47534,684
Argentina1111:385,07629,732
Australia491:550,93340,757
Poland451:844,63965,213
Chile331:533,83313,415
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
England211:2,653,24194,788
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Czechia161:664,59262,292
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Panama101:391,2268,067
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
China61:227,886,92811,701
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

The alternate forms: Špiess (3) are calculated separately.

Spiess (12) may also be a first name.

Spiess Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Spear, Lance [Ger. spiess, Middle High German spiez, O.H.Ger. spioz]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who fashioned objects on a lathe, a turner; one who came from Spies, in Germany.

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

Spiess Last Name Facts

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

Spiess is found most in The United States. It may appear as: Špiess. Click here to see other potential spellings of Spiess.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiess? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,061st most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 756,440 people. Spiess occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Spiess are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Spiess is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name on earth, held by 12 people.

Spiess is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,837 people, or 1 in 127,761. In The United States Spiess is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 12 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 19 percent live.

Spiess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spiess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spiess last name grew 1,313 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spiess Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Spiess surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Spiess surname are 18.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.96% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spiess earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.64% more than the national average, earning 452,106 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.58% more than the national average, earning R 312,684 per year; in United States they earn 12.83% more than the national average, earning $48,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $49,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špiess943/
Spiesse9213/
Sphiess921/
Spies9128,346/
Spiss91757/
Spess91179/
Spaiesse861/
Spiesz83433/
Spiehs83313/
Speiss83241/
Spiese83239/
Spesse8337/
Shpiss8329/
Spyies8326/
Spisse836/
Speass835/
Spiees832/
Spioss831/
Spaies831/
Spioes831/
Spesss830/
Spiets830/
Spis80375/
Spes80155/
Spie80112/
Spiessová8017/
Spiessova801/
Spugies772/
Speiesz771/
Spieß737,415/
Spier736,284/
Spice733,982/
Speas731,599/
Spets731,387/
Spees731,123/
Speis73546/
Shpis73340/
Spisz73308/
Spais73306/
Szpis7381/
Spaes7355/
Spied7334/
Shpes7328/
Spiez7323/
Spist7320/
Szpes7319/
Spieć7319/
Spesh7315/
Spese7313/
Spise7312/
Spieh739/
Spiee739/
Spiße738/
Spios735/
Spiet734/
Spyes734/
Speus732/
Spiey732/
Špies732/
Sbpes731/
Spiie731/
Spioe731/
Špiss731/
Sphis731/
Spehs731/
Spish731/
Spiei731/
Spyss730/
Spues730/
Spiep730/
Spiesová7119/
Spiesova714/
Spease67675/
Speese67408/
Spiece67404/
Speets67281/
Spaits67245/
Spietz67243/
Spitse67210/
Speice67166/
Spiech67149/
Shpets6792/
Spaise6758/
Spiher6756/
Spiedt6732/
Spicze6726/
Spijer6720/
Speise6717/
Speeds6716/
Spayes6716/
Spetts6715/
Szpieć6715/
Spetse6715/
Spiett6714/
Spaiye679/
Spieha678/
Spieszová677/
Spejie677/
Spierr676/
Speihs676/
Spetås675/
Shpiez674/
Spaias674/
Spauss673/
Spieße673/
Spièce673/
Speids673/
Schpis671/
Speais671/
Speysh671/
Sphiea671/
Spiche671/
Spidce671/
Spieey671/
Spioys671/
Spaids671/
Špiessová671/
Shpiys671/
Spehts671/
Szpier671/
Szpisz671/
Speshe671/
Shpiee671/
Sppier671/
Spesht671/
Speesh670/
Speits670/
Speahs670/
Speias670/
Spihee670/
Speats670/
Speish670/
Spuits670/
Speash670/

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