Spits Surname

281,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Spits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7151:23,6183,819
Belgium4611:24,9383,950
Australia641:421,80833,593
United States511:7,107,038327,397
France211:3,162,987209,042
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Spits Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spits (Russian: Спиц) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Spits? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 281,089th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,307,754 people. The surname Spits is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Spits live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 715 people, or 1 in 23,618. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 30 percent reside, South Holland, where 23 percent reside and Limburg, where 10 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Spits is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Spits Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Spits has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Spits last name rose 319 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Spits Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Spits last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Spits earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shpits91598/
Spaits91245/
Spitse91210/
Spitts9134/
Spitzs911/
Spuits910/
Spiets910/
Speits910/
Shpitts8313/
Spaihts8313/
Spitz8013,674/
Spets801,387/
Spics8042/
Spyts8027/
Spitsova77186/
Speichts7743/
Speithts772/
Spaithts771/
Speets73281/
Spietz73243/
Spitze73241/
Shpyts7399/
Shpets7392/
Spidsø7332/
Spetse7315/
Shpitz7315/
Spetts7315/
Spaics7314/
Speitz7314/
Spetås735/
Speids733/
Spittz732/
Spehts731/
Spaids731/
Speats730/
Shpitsova717/
Spic6765/
Spiz6755/
Spechts6711/
Spidsøe677/
Spić675/
Shpytts674/
Schpitz672/
Speaths671/

Spits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Spits in the Russian language
Спицspic-

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Footnotes

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