Spilhaus Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Spilhaus Surname Definition:

“Play” or “Game House” in German (Spiel- haus).

Spilhaus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Spilhaus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Play” or “Game House” in German (Spiel- haus).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Spilhaus Last Name Facts

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

Spilhaus is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Spilhaus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Spilhaus are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Spilhaus is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa Spilhaus is most common in: Western Cape, where 81 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Besides South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Spilhaus Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Spilhaus earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 117.82% more than the national average, earning R 517,632 per year and in United States they earn 92.79% more than the national average, earning $83,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spielhaus9410/
Spillehus827/
Spielau80136/
Spilias8075/
Spilius802/
Speilus802/
Spielus800/
Spila771,139/
Spilu7785/
Shpileus751/
Spittlehous741/
Szpila711,505/
Spisla71354/
Spelas7146/
Spilos7140/
Spleha7119/
Spiola7110/
Spilia719/
Spailu713/
Spiliu713/
Spelus711/
Spilac711/
Spilaj711/
Speila711/
Speelhuis711/
Spilai711/
Spilut711/
Spittlehouse70410/
Spilios67472/
Spelius6740/
Spiloes6718/
Spulass6716/
Shpilia6714/
Shpilya6713/
Spittla670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spilhaus
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