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
Average Male Spiess Height
177.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Spiess Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Spiess Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Spiess is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Špiess. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Spiess? popularity and diffusion
The surname Spiess is the 53,061st most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 756,440 people. Spiess occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Spiess live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The surname Spiess is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,837 people, or 1 in 127,761. In The United States Spiess is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 12 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 21 percent reside and Germany, where 19 percent reside.
Spiess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Spiess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spiess last name grew 1,313 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Spiess Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Spiess surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Spiess last name are 18.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.96% registered to vote for the political 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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