Spiess Surname
Approximately 9,634 people bear this surname
Spiess Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Spear, Lance [Ger. spiess, Middle High German spiez, O.H.Ger. spioz]
Spiess Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,837 | 1:127,761 | 13,516 |
| Switzerland | 2,053 | 1:4,000 | 562 |
| Germany | 1,806 | 1:44,577 | 5,840 |
| France | 753 | 1:88,211 | 12,616 |
| Brazil | 686 | 1:312,062 | 12,022 |
| Austria | 493 | 1:17,273 | 2,619 |
| Canada | 305 | 1:120,805 | 12,696 |
| Italy | 233 | 1:262,475 | 34,684 |
| Argentina | 111 | 1:385,076 | 29,732 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Paraguay | 21 | 1:344,607 | 5,239 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 216 | 1:232,494 | 19,571 |
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]
(German) One who fashioned objects on a lathe, a turner; one who came from Spies, in Germany.
Spiess Demographics
Spiess Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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Footnotes
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