Spit Surname

309,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9981:16,9212,621
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
England91:6,190,895170,599
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Špit (12) are calculated separately.

Spit (63) may also be a first name.

Spit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spit is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Špit. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Spit is the 309,145th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,973,398 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Spit reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Spit is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 63 people.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 998 people, or 1 in 16,921. In The Netherlands Spit is most numerous in: Overijssel, where 43 percent are found, South Holland, where 13 percent are found and North Holland, where 12 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands Spit exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Spit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spit surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Spit earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.12% less than the national average, earning R 116,160 per year; in United States they earn 36.23% more than the national average, earning $58,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.11% less than the national average, earning $44,661 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Špit9212/
Speit89207/
Spite89168/
Spitt89117/
Szpit8950/
Spist8920/
Spuit8910/
Spith899/
Spiot899/
Spiet894/
Shpit893/
Spait893/
Spoit891/
Spi862,014/
Spieth802,298/
Speith80337/
Spaits80245/
Spaite8087/
Spaith8080/
Spicht8067/
Spiedt8032/
Spiett8014/
Speitz8014/
Spitte805/
Spaidt802/
Spuijt802/
Speiht801/
Speits800/
Spuith800/
Spuits800/
Spaitt800/
Spieht800/
Spio75937/
Spyt75595/
Spät75401/
Spis75375/
Spai75289/
Spiß75208/
Spet75163/
Spei75135/
Spie75112/
Spid7575/
Spiz7555/
Spoi7538/
Shpi755/
Spiy754/
Spét754/
Sphi752/
Spui752/
Sppi752/
Spij752/
Sxpi751/
Szpi751/
Xpit751/
Spih750/
Spaihts7313/
Spitova736/
Speicht733/
Speithp731/
Spaicht731/
Spaitht731/
Speijht731/
Späth6713,329/
Speth675,993/
Spaid671,578/
Spets671,387/
Shpet671,144/
Spetz671,032/
Szpyt67947/
Spaić67866/
Spiss67757/
Speet67570/
Speis67546/
Speid67510/
Shpyt67453/
Shpis67340/
Spisz67308/
Spais67306/
Spett67275/
Spich67222/
Spuij67189/
Späte67184/
Shpui67112/
Szpet6791/
Szpis6781/
Spaai6759/
Spaia6753/
Spyth6751/
Speht6750/
Shpai6750/
Spuyt6745/
Speichts6743/
Spedt6740/
Speat6736/
Spädt6736/
Spied6734/
Shpiz6732/
Spizz6731/
Spéth6730/
Spyts6727/
Špitt6717/
Späht6712/
Spipp6711/
Shpitova6710/
Spete6710/
Szpiz679/
Spieh679/
Shphi673/
Shpei673/
Speithts672/
Spiey672/
Spuiz671/
Spidd671/
Spaithts671/
Sphet671/
Spaiæ671/
Shpip671/
Sphis671/
Spaih671/
Spaiz671/
Spajt671/
Speiz671/
Spejt671/
Speyt671/
Szpät671/
Spish671/
Spoij671/
Spittova671/
Zhspi671/
Spayt670/
Spoid670/

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