Spiteri Surname

35,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malta
Highest density in:
Malta

Spiteri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spiteri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malta7,2531:5911
Australia3,3071:8,1631,211
France9411:70,5879,851
England9291:59,9767,130
United States9011:402,28535,164
Canada5221:70,5858,071
Italy2581:237,04132,425
Wales1811:17,0971,856
Belgium941:122,30517,923
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Gibraltar321:1,061232
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Greece191:583,14770,237
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Spitéri (5) are calculated separately.

Spiteri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Spiteri (Arabic: سبيتري, Russian: Спитери) is more commonly found in Malta than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Spitéri. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spiteri? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,714th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 493,001 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Spiteri live; 51 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent live in Italic Europe.

The surname is most common in Malta, where it is carried by 7,253 people, or 1 in 59. Outside of Malta Spiteri occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 22 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Spiteri Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Spiteri has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Spiteri last name expanded 92,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Spiteri Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Spiteri surname are 6.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Spiteri earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.06% less than the national average, earning €15,297 per year; in Norway they earn 41.1% less than the national average, earning 203,830 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.27% less than the national average, earning R 106,296 per year; in United States they earn 15.8% more than the national average, earning $49,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.05% more than the national average, earning $59,643 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spitéri955/
Spitieri9341/
Spitteri9310/
Spiterie937/
Spiteris933/
Spiterri931/
Spieteri931/
Spitery8659/
Spitere8631/
Spitari8620/
Spitiri865/
Speteri864/
Spitera862/
Spuittieri821/
Spittori801/
Spetere713/
Spitare711/
Spetiri711/
Sputore57272/

Spiteri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spiteri in the Russian language
Спитериspiteri-
Spiteri in the Arabic language
سبيتريsbytry-

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