Spiss Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Spiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria6171:13,8012,006
Poland391:974,58370,126
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Latvia111:186,36821,302
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Špiss (1) are calculated separately.

Spiss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spiss (Russian: Списс) occurs in Austria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Špiss. Click here to see other possible spellings of Spiss.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spiss is the 449,465th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. Spiss occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Spiss reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 617 people, or 1 in 13,801. In Austria Spiss is mostly concentrated in: Tyrol, where 93 percent are found, Vorarlberg, where 5 percent are found and Vienna, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Austria this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Spiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Spiss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Spiss surname declined 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spiss last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Spiss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.24% less than the national average, earning $36,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.33% less than the national average, earning $36,105 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špiss931/
Spiess919,634/
Speiss91241/
Shpiss9129/
Spisse916/
Spioss911/
Spis89375/
Sphiess831/
Spies8028,346/
Speis80546/
Shpis80340/
Spisz80308/
Spais80306/
Spess80179/
Szpis8081/
Spist8020/
Spise8012/
Spios805/
Sphis801/
Spish801/
Spyss800/
Spi752,014/
Spiesz73433/
Spiehs73313/
Spaits73245/
Spitse73210/
Spaise7358/
Spesse7337/
Speise7317/
Speihs736/
Speass735/
Speids733/
Špiess733/
Szpisz731/
Schpis731/
Spioys731/
Spaids731/
Spuits730/
Spesss730/
Speits730/
Speish730/
Spit671,220/
Spio67937/
Spix67656/
Spys67291/
Spai67289/
Spiß67208/
Spisova67176/
Spes67155/
Spei67135/
Spie67112/
Spid6775/
Spiz6755/
Spoi6738/
Spaihts6713/
Špis6711/
Spidsøe677/
Shpi675/
Spiy674/
Sphi672/
Spès672/
Spui672/
Sppi672/
Spij672/
Sehepis671/
Schpise671/
Szpi671/
Sxpi671/
Speisch670/
Spih670/

Spiss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spiss in the Russian language
Списсspiss-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spiss
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