Spiewak Surname

184,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Spiewak Surname Definition:

(Polish) The singer.

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Spiewak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2811:282,95026,340
Poland4391:86,58013,395
Germany2431:331,29832,825
France571:1,165,311123,217
Canada491:751,95159,756
England411:1,358,97760,528
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Australia271:999,84158,390
Israel271:316,94927,106
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Norway101:514,22941,629
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Śpiewak (49) are calculated separately.

Spiewak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) The singer.

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

User-submitted Reference

It is an Eastern European surname, meaning 'singer', and generally refer to a chorus singer.

- greyeyedvirgo

Spiewak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spiewak is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Śpiewak. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiewak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 184,066th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,160,254 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Spiewak are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,281 people, or 1 in 282,950. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 24 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Spiewak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spiewak last name are 4.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.08% registered with the party.

The amount Spiewak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning $52,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $49,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Śpiewak9549/
Spiewack9369/
Spiewaks931/
Spiwak92739/
Spewak92208/
Spiewok86276/
Spievak8683/
Spiwack8619/
Speiwak862/
Spewack861/
Spievack8033/
Spivak7710,168/
Spevak771,687/
Spiwok776/
Spewok771/
Spivack711,637/
Spevack71321/
Spewock7163/
Speweik7138/
Spiwoks7132/
Speevak7129/
Spiewoková7116/
Szpivak7112/
Shpivak717/
Spievakova717/
Spiwokz716/
Spjevak715/
Śpiewok715/
Spievaková715/
Spiewokova712/
Spivaks712/
Spiwock711/
Speevack6716/
Speweike675/
Spiweike671/
Spivackg671/

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